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    "content": "Eastern Province, parts of Rift Valley and Coast provinces where people are going without food three times a day! Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want the Minister to look very seriously at the issue of focusing on non-essential priorities as opposed to what is urgent, immediate and what is affecting the Kenyan people. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the other issue I want to comment on is to do with pending bills. In the Supplementary Estimates, there are provisions for pending bills amounting to Kshs400 million. I would like the Minister to find out why Kshs400 million should be allocated in the Supplementary Budget as pending bills to deal with a contractor for Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) Headquarters, Mitihani House, and Kshs250 million for awards in the Office of the President. The question I want to pose to the Minister is this: Is that, surely, so urgent for Kenyans to ignore the more pertinent issues and allocate Supplementary Budget funds towards those items? Could those pending bills not wait for the main Budget which will come in the next two months? Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to raise the issue of missing revenue targets and global recession. I was privileged to visit Kenyans in the diaspora last week in London where awards were being given to Kenyans who have excelled in different fields. While I was defending the Government as Parliament, I was reminded by one gallant Kenyan that the reason why they are not sending money or why the transfer of funds has reduced from the diaspora to this country is because they do not trust us; the politicians and the Government. They believe that corruption is the order of the day in the Government. When they hear of issues of Anglo Leasing, which are unresolved--- When they hear about scams that are reported every day, they say they have started looking at other options of investments. Mr. Minister, since you are capable and this docket sits squarely on you, I believe you can sit down, as the Government, and see how you are going to come up with concrete ways of fighting corruption in this country. Any Minister who is involved in corruption must step aside! Kenyans are saying that they do not want politicians to be involved in corruption. When you are involved in corruption, please, step aside because you are making the name of Parliament look dirty in the eyes of the people! With those few remarks, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to support. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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