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    "id": 190098,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kamama",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Asman Abongutum Kamama",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I would like to support this Motion. I would like to pay tribute to former Member of Parliament, hon. Peter Oloo-Aringo, for actually championing the democratisation of the Budget process. You will realise that some regions are getting disproportionate access to Government resources as opposed to others. When you look at the current Estimates, you will be surprised. I will even ask you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, to look at them. You might realise that a place like Modogashe has not been allocated any money for the construction of roads. My constituency has been given nothing. This is because we are being subjected to proposals that are made by Treasury mandarins. They are the ones who generate these proposals and bring them to Parliament for endorsement. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Parliament has been used as a rubberstamp for a very long time. It is time we democratised our Budget process by involving Members of Parliament so that, at least, every region can get a share of the resources of this country. This is because all Kenyans pay taxes. When you have a situation where some provinces are getting more resources as opposed to others, this is extremely unfair and unfortunate. This is so as it happens that the technocrats and the Treasury mandarins, sometimes come from specific regions and usually favour their regions. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, because of time, with those few remarks, I beg to support. Thank you."
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