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    "id": 183439,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mungatana",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Medical Services",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Danson Buya Mungatana",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to take this opportunity to congratulate the Minister of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030 for moving this vote successfully. I would also like to support the ideas that he has put forward for us to debate and consider. At the very initial stage, when the Minister was moving this Vote, he stated that in his 2007/2008 financial budget, he had about Kshs1.9 billion which was for Recurrent Expenditure and about Kshs1 billion for the Development Expenditure. This financial year, that is, 2008/2009, we have about Kshs15.2 billion out of which Kshs2.1 billion will be under the Recurrent Vote and Kshs13.1 billion under the Development Vote. We are talking of an increment of about 15 times more than the previous allocation. This is a huge figure and it only indicates that this Parliament and, indeed, this country, is taking this Ministry very seriously. We hope that they will take us as seriously as we are taking them. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as we vote this money, the first question I want to put to the Minister is about the Development Expenditure. He has requested that we support the allocation of Kshs13.1 billion for Development Expenditure. I have 2858 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES October 21, 2008 keenly looked at his proposal which provides that Kshs10 billion will go towards the CDF countrywide. That is okay for me. Secondly, there is the Southern Nyanza Community Development Programme, Kshs241 million. Third, we have Central Kenya Dry Areas Project, Kshs272.7 million. He has also provided funds for the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, the Kenya Institute of Public Policy and Research Analysis (KIPPRA) and planning for the National Co-ordination Agency and Population Development. Seriously speaking, where is the fairness in allocating Kshs272 million to the Central Kenya Dry Areas Project and Kshs241 million to the Southern Nyanza Community Development Programme? Where is Ukambani Development Programme? Where is the Coast Development Programme? Where is the Western Development Programme? Where is the Eastern Development Programme?"
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