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    "id": 192525,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Bahari",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 156,
        "legal_name": "Abdul Bahari Ali Jillo",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is quite clear that a lot of things in the past have been taken for granted. I think this Motion has made it abundantly clear that we have to think outside the box and that Members of this House should not be taken for granted. Mr. Speaker, Sir, one of the things that this Ministry has taken very lightly is the issue of cost-reduction. It has been a very easy-going Ministry. The issue of cost-reduction has not been adequately pursued, so that Kenyans will not continue to be helpful. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the other issue is that year in, year out, the Ministry, like has been said here before, has received a lot of monies returned to Treasury for failure to be utilised by various departments of the Government. When Questions have been asked in this House, reasons have always been given that the Ministry has no capacity and so on. That is not fair to Kenyans. Services are being denied for monies that have been voted. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Minister must in future penalise those departments of Government that cannot utilise funds and give to those who are able to utilise so that Kenyans can enjoy the benefits of the taxes that they have paid for. Thank you."
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