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    "id": 191041,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Benjamin Langat",
    "speaker_title": "The Member for Ainamoi Constituency",
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        "legal_name": "Benjamin Kipkirui Langat",
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    "content": "in the furthest village of a constituency can have a taste of Government funds and services. For that reason, I want to suggest that we devolve all the funds for infrastructure development in sectors like roads and water, so that people in all corners of our constituencies can continue to enjoy the services that the Government is meant to offer. So, we need to increase the devolved funds. For instance, if we were to increase the CDF kitty by 100 per cent, we can all imagine what people will feel in our constituencies. So, I want to suggest that, in the coming days, if necessary, we \"fight\" for allocation to the CDF kitty to be increased from the current 2.5 per cent of the national Budget to, at least, 10 per cent, so as to enhance service delivery to the people in all corners of the Republic and in the constituencies. I believe that there will be no need for us to \"fight\" for an increase to the CDF kitty, because devolving funds is a very important concept. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the majority of our people depend on agriculture for their livelihood. They rely on tea, sugar, coffee, maize and livestock. We have done so much in other sectors. For example, the Government has come out to support the marketing of Kenya as a tourist destination. We also want to see the Government coming out to support the marketing of tea, sugar, coffee, maize and livestock. In the maize sector, we do not need any additional investment by the Government to support maize. We only request that the fertilizers be zero-rated, 1554 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 2, 2008 so that farmers can buy fertilizers cheaply. I do not think that, that is too much to ask. Early this year, the country faced a lot of unrest arising from the disputed elections. Majority of our youths protested and they were arrested. Some of the people who were arrested are not facing any specific charges. Given that the two principals agreed to work together and the nation has agreed to reconcile, it will only be fair that we consider the people who are languishing in cells, so that they can be released. They are not facing any specific cases and they should not be in the cells."
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