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    "id": 1613508,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nyeri Town, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Duncan Mathenge",
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    "content": "Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Tuberculosis (TB) commodities has been provided. The shortfall of almost Ksh34 billion from the threatened withdrawal of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funding in the health sector has been provided for in this Budget. That is a big plus. I have seen quite a number of sports academies. I want to remind our House that the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) pathways dictate that talented athletes across the country should have facilities for the development of their talent. Therefore, I am urging us all to be more aware while looking at the proposal on where the sports academies are going to be built to ensure that there is equity across the regions and across the counties. That is because sporting talent abounds. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I am unhappy because of the reduction in the provision for payment to support children, orphans, vulnerable families and the indigents with Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF). Those are the lowest of the lowest in our society. It is not prudent of us to remove money that is supposed to pay for SHIF for the street families and orphans in this country. Where is our conscience? Where do we want them to access health services from? Yet, it is mandatory for every Kenyan to have a health insurance cover. I urge this House that we be more careful in terms of dealing with the most vulnerable in our society. In conclusion, the Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) are supposed to have science laboratories. I urge the Departmental Committee on Education and this House, in the consideration of the education budget, to kindly factor in money for the construction of Junior Secondary School (JSS) laboratories. Thank you. I support."
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