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    "id": 1533673,
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    "speaker_name": "Luanda, DAP-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Dick Oyugi",
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    "content": " That is the correct pronunciation. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Allow me to join my colleagues by adding my voice to this important subject on the BPS. The BPS is an important framework within which, we, as a country, expects to operate its Budget for the 2025/2026 Financial Year. The Budget stipulates and sets out clear ceilings and allocations to various sectors. I pray that this BPS will move in to address the inequalities that this country has suffered. I come from Luanda Constituency. People may imagine that it is one of the best performing constituencies because it is an urban area. Unlike that, electricity connectivity is at 31 per cent. We have many stalled projects, including roads that began more than ten years ago. It is my prayer that this BPS will address the historical injustices that we have seen regarding resource allocation. I pray that this BPS will move in to bring equity and equitable distribution of resources. Our country is so unequal. We have a country where other regions are doing well while others are struggling. We have had budgets and BPSs tabled in this House over the years. However, they move towards specific areas. We have constituencies in the country whose electricity connection is over 90 per cent. Others survive at less than 15 per cent or thereabout. Others, including mine, have around 31 per cent. I have a prayer and desire as we discuss the BPS and fiscal allocations in this Budget; that we should ensure prudent allocation of resources, accountability and transparent resource allocation. This will bring about equity and a feeling that this country is, indeed, for all of us. Hon. Temporary Speaker, we have a number of stalled projects in this country. I happen to suffer one or two. We have projects that began years ago. We continue to see new projects being undertaken and new roads being constructed and yet, we still have pending projects that began decades ago. They ought to be completed before we can actually begin others. Last year, we had several strikes in the education sector. Lecturers and students in universities went to the streets. Our young boys and girls in high school did not receive their capitation because we made allocations that never reached their schools. As we talk about fiscal accountability, it is my prayer that capitation reflects to schools so that our kids who are under the free day secondary programme can enjoy learning. We have a case in court; whereby, the new funding model has been stopped. Our kids who are in the universities continue to suffer. Through this BPS, it is my prayer that we have maximum allocation to the universities and our schools so that our kids may enjoy being in school. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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