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    "id": 1613520,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Embakasi West, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mark Mwenje",
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    "content": "the things that we can appreciate in this Budget. By extension, with regard to the Supplementary Budget that we just recently considered, I can now focus on certain areas in my constituency such as Mowlem Ward, Kwa Maji, Umoja Phase 3 and Superloaf. We also have the SDA and Tena roads in Umoja Phase 1. I will be able to construct more classrooms in Kariobangi South and a road near the Catholic Road. Those are some of the benefits that we will enjoy. I can confidently say that over 70 new additional classrooms are being constructed in Embakasi West Constituency. That is what it means to have an all-round, equitable and fair budget. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I know that there is a common misconception that Nairobi is fully connected to electricity. However, in the last two Budgets, the entire Nairobi County got a maximum allocation of about Kshs150 million. We are now able to access a bit more. There are slums in Hon. TJ's Constituency in Ruaraka, as well as in Mathare, Embakasi West and Embakasi South. We provided for social protection to enable electricity connection to those living in the slums at a minimal cost, as we continue to work towards affordable housing. I thank Hon. Wandayi for calling Nairobi MPs to examine the problem and provide a budget for it. That has now been provided for. Hon. Temporary Speaker, when it comes to education, we must remember that Grade 10 is approaching next year. Members should be aware that with the introduction of Grade 10, issues of bursaries and capitation will become quite dominant at the beginning of next year. We have seen money allocated for this purpose, which is why even the money for the examinations was a sensitive issue as well funding for the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB). We have seen many university students being sent home. We are all aware of the pressure on the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) to provide bursaries to those students and yet, we know it cannot fully fund university students. It is, therefore, important that HELB is funded so that we can educate our students. There is a lot to be said and I do not want to repeat what most Members have already raised. It is one thing to have a Budget Estimate brought to the Floor and Members leave here disgruntled, and a different thing when you demonstrate equity across every region, regardless of how they voted. That is a key issue and I must point it out. Regions like Nyanza and others, and even Nairobi, which has been an opposition stronghold, have really suffered. We are glad to now see some allocation for Nairobi because it is important for everyone to know that there are still problems in Nairobi. Nairobi is the only place where if you do not get something to eat, you sleep hungry. In some areas, you can walk into a farm and get some maize, or fish by a lake. In Nairobi, you are left with nothing. You can only steal and that is not something we want to encourage. However, Hon. Temporary Speaker, I want to throw some caution. While this House has been graceful with what we have done, I am concerned about the Ruling that came out today. I congratulate the Members who helped us, including yourself. I am a bit cautious about it. I did not hear it myself and I have not had the opportunity to read it, but I have seen some excerpts. I do not know whether we were able to get some stay orders, because it seems that the Kenya Rural Road Authority (KeRRA) has been lost, or we have lost some amount of money. Perhaps..."
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