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"speaker_name": "Mr. Mungatana",
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"content": "Is this Grand Coalition Government all about two areas only, so that the rest of the country does not benefit at all? The Minister needs to explain this. We need to know what is happening in this country. When we talk about fairness, is it about being fair to two regions in this country alone? The Minister needs to explain this to us. If he needs to fire some bureaucrats, he should do so because we are tired of talking about the same thing in this country everyday. Each time we pass Votes here, we talk about equitable distribution of resources. We sing the same song everyday. What is wrong with these people in the Ministries? I am sure Mr. Oparanya does not come from those areas and he would like to have some money allocated to his area. This means that someone in those Ministries--- Perhaps they are seated in this Parliament and they are planning against what Members of Parliament have been talking about everyday. We need equitable distribution of resources in this country. It is a shame that the Ministry of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030 can bring this kind of budget to us to get our approval. No, I am very unhappy about this. I want us to quickly pass the Bill that seeks to set a Budget Office that will be stationed here in Parliament. This kind of thing must not be repeated in this country. That explains why some parts of this country lag behind in terms of development while others continue to move ahead. I am very unhappy with this portion of the Development Expenditure. I pray that the Minister will give us an explanation and assurance that such a thing will not happen again in the next financial year. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with regard to the CDF, some Kshs10.1 billion has been provided. One of the things that we are suffering from is that we have many hon. Members who would wish to develop their respective constituencies. However, we are not benefiting enough in terms of the planning aspect of the Ministry. We have situations where schools are being built, but there are no teachers; medical facilities are being built, but there are neither doctors nor nurses. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was going to state that the Minister must take charge in this area. There is no point of us allocating money which will build a beautiful facility which does not work. So, if we are saying it is money for medical facilities for example and then they are not working, then what have we done? It is a zero sum game. We have done nothing because the people have not benefitted, apart from the contractor who put up that facility. We want the planning aspect of the CDF to be taken more seriously. Indeed, the Ministry is capable of helping us plan appropriately because it has all the figures and statistical information and it should be able to come up with plans that merge, so that they are able to say, for example, in Garsen, how many facilities we require because the country is churning out very many facilities in the medical sector and what should be the ideal situation. So, we need to increase the planning aspect of the Ministry and its need to reach down where it is required. October 21, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2859 Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when I was coming into the House this afternoon, I saw a truck with the words \"Vision 2030\" written on its back and this tells me that indeed, the Ministry has done quite a bit of work in terms of telling Kenyans that there is need for us to think and plan together for the Vision 2030. However, I think when we vote for this budget, this time round, it is important for them under the co-ordination of the Vision 2030 which is one of their jobs, that they must now move away from saying we are going to have a Vision 2030. They must move now and break it down into areas so that when you are talking about the northern coast in Garsen and you want to put up something there that we are expecting, then let us have that vision clearly printed in the minds of the people so that they can start looking at this and see that Vision 2030 is not just another imagery. It is something that is serious and it is going to happen. If it is in Nairobi, Central Province, Rift Valley or any other place, can we move now and break it down? The Ministry should now shift its focus to whatever targets that are supposed to be in these particular areas so that Kenyans can start seeing that this is a reality and it is not a joke or a hoax. I have heard senior Government officials talk about this Vision 2030. They will say that we had this policy planning and then when it reached this year, we never got it and so we pushed it to another year. Then I have heard them saying that Vision 2030 might go to 2040 and 2050. Let us move from that and make it a reality so that Kenyans can start seeing that this is where we are going. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I believe the Minister will get his Vote but he will need to make certain improvements in his Ministry for us to be with him. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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