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    "id": 179145,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/179145/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Shaban",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister of State for Special Programmes",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 139,
        "legal_name": "Naomi Namsi Shaban",
        "slug": "naomi-shaban"
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The National Humanitarian Fund established by the Government to assist IDPs as a result of the 2007 post-election violence has been able to raise Kshs1,965,061,835 as at 22nd October, 2008 from the Government and various institutions and well wishers. (b) I am not aware that in this year's Budget, the Government allocated Kshs500 million to 3478 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 13, 2008 the Fund. The correct budgetary allocation for the Financial Year, 2008/2009 is Kshs750 million. (c) The Government launched the Operation Rudi Nyumbani on 5th May, 2008 to resettle the IDPs back to their homes. Through the initiative, as of yesterday, a total of 256,394 IDPs had returned to their original villages or otherwise. As of now, there are 5,811 persons yet to be resettled in various camps as follows:- Nakuru Showground - 500; Eldoret Showground - 2,850; Naivasha Stadium - 859; Limuru Camp - 552; Mt. Elgon -1,050. So far, 97,937 households have benefitted from the Government support of Kshs10,000 each, which converts to Kshs979,370,000. Payments are underway to ensure that all profiled households have been paid from the Government of Kenya (GOK) support. The Ministry has also received 59,504 IDP registers on how households for burnt houses that will benefit from the GOK support of Kshs25,000. Out of this, the Government has already made payments to a total of Kshs26,844 households. Toda date, the Government has spent Kshs1,684,470,000 from the National Humanitarian Fund. Some of the beneficiaries have positively utilised the GOK support to purchase land and are now settling in their new villages."
}