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    "id": 1613510,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Chepalungu, CCM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Victor Koech",
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    "content": " Thank you so much, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me the opportunity to also contribute to this Report before this House, on the consideration of the 2025/2026 Budget. At the outset, I join my colleagues in congratulating Hon. Atandi for coming up with this maiden Report. Having looked at this Report from Schedule One to Schedule Four, I am convinced that Hon. Atandi with his team have done us justice for the first time. Last year and the years before, we have had several challenges and especially, for us, representing the rural constituencies. Speaking on behalf of Chepalungu Constituency, a rural constituency where I come from, we have roads running to almost 68 kilometres, which were started by the then Deputy President and now, the President of the Republic of Kenya, that have run several years without proper financing. This is the first year that I am seeing a considerable budget being considered for Kyogong, Sigor and Chebunyo roads. In the previous years, the same roads have been allocated around Ksh40 to Ksh30 million. Ksh40 million cannot even do a kilometre. This year is a bit better. Still on roads, we have had several challenges. There is a bridge that was promised by the now Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration when he was in the transport sector - the Kaptomburiet Bridge. But it ran for the entire two financial years without consideration. I am happy that this Budget is now considering that bridge. Which means, the residents of Nyangores will benefit from this Budget. That is why I will keep congratulating Hon. Atandi for having a broad-based budget that is considering constituencies that have always been under-considered. As I close on this issue of roads, many a times, when we visit the departments seeking for projects, they normally tell us that as new Members, we should wait for the ongoing projects to be completed before we start others. But I am happy because this Budget will consider another new road in my constituency. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for informationpurposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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