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    "id": 1533659,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Eldas, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Adan Keynan",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 41,
        "legal_name": "Adan Wehliye Keynan",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, in the past, the Budget Policy Statement was the most guarded secret document in the entire country, which gave relevance to professional hoarders and illegal traders. Luckily, courtesy of the current Constitution, this BPS is the precursor to the main Budget-making process. The Budget-making process is a constitutional role of a Member of Parliament. The theme for this year is consolidating gains under the Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda for inclusive green growth. The key words are “inclusive green growth.” Looking at the face of Kenya, some regions have been neglected, stigmatised, and marginalised over the years. When will those regions get an opportunity to catch up with other regions so that we can have equity, equality, and the same norms in terms of economic developments and appreciation of the dynamics of the Republic of Kenya? As we go through this document, we must also reflect on the previous budgets. Were there instances of fiscal disciplines, public accountability and prudent expenditure? We must also look at public participation. There must be equity, fairness and transparency. The Kenyan public is pregnant with expectations for this year’s Budget because the President has gone to nearly every region in the country. Recently, His Excellency the President was in our region and he presented a wish list. That wish list can only be realised through budgetary provisions. That is why those of us who come from that region and all the other regions that have been neglected over the years must look at this Budget-making process critically, so that we get a share of the national basket. We will continue to be at the periphery if we do not do it. We will continue complaining and raising the expectations of our voters without any meaningful development agenda. There are facts when you go back to the history of this country and the regions where you and I come from. It is a fact they gave birth to the Republic of Kenya. You have been a long-serving Member of Parliament where you come from - Dadaab, formerly Lagdera. I am sure you have not seen even a kilometre of tarmacked road."
}