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    "id": 1613511,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Chepalungu, CCM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Victor Koech",
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    "content": "On energy where I serve as a Committee member in this Parliament, I am happy because the Budget and Appropriations Committee accepted our request for Ksh5 billion that will serve all the constituencies within our country. I only urge the implementing departments that when that money comes, we should allocate money based on the need of each and every constituency. We cannot lie to each other. The urban constituencies can never be compared to the rural constituencies. In no way can constituencies like Chepalungu and constituencies from Bomet and Kericho counties can be compared to the constituencies in Nairobi. Nairobi has almost 90 per cent connectivity, whereas, in rural constituencies, we are still below 20 per cent. It is, therefore, upon the department and us Members to decide, and implore upon Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC), which is the implementing department, to consider using a well-connected and analysed database on who has low connectivity. The person with low connectivity should get a higher budget. In consideration of the education sector, I have an issue there. This is because Chepalungu Constituency, which is in Bomet County, has 188 primary schools and 97 secondary schools, a total of almost 300 schools. All of them are relying on the Ksh175 million budget for NG-CDF. If those constituencies are not considered under affirmative action through the Ministry of Education in construction of laboratories, rural constituencies will be left far much behind in terms of education. Whereas in the pathways, we are now gearing towards actualising the Competency-Based Education (CBE) programme. On issues touching on water, our constituencies have not benefited for a very long time. This financial year, a project dubbed Bomet-Mulot that is going all the way to Sigor, will benefit more. That is a project that has not been completed for several years. That is why I congratulate the Budget and Appropriations Committee led by Hon. Atandi. That this year, we feel that we are part of this country. We are part of Kenya and we are beginning to see equity. With those very few remarks, I support this Report. I still encourage all the departments that will implement this Budget, that when the money comes to their department, they ensure through oversight that, that money does what it is meant to do. Thank you so much. I support."
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