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    "id": 192970,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Gumo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Regional Development Authorities",
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        "legal_name": "Fredrick fidelis Omulo Gumo",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is the truth and I must remind hon. Members whether I am in Cabinet or not. This is business for the country. When I speak like this, I am helping this country. I am not speaking for myself! I thank the Minister for Finance for allocating money for the road to Ethiopia. That is very good, but he should have considered this one also. This is because that road which is mainly used by trucks is extremely important. In fact, he should try to look for money because I do not see why 1296 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES June 19, 2008 trucks should move from Mombasa through Uganda when they can go to Juba directly from Kenya. This is needless! Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, another issue that I would like to raise is that of markets, particulary in Nairobi. This matter concerns the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government. For many years, nearly 25 years, not even one single new market has been put up. That is why we are having a lot of problems with kiosks coming up all over. You must have noticed that Kenyans have adopted a very funny way of operating. They think they must bring a market to your gate. Instead of people going to the market, there are now businessmen bringing markets to your house! This is not proper! We must have markets, so that people can go to the markets. It does not matter how far the market is, people will drive there and buy whatever they want. But we have left people to build kiosks all over. As a result, we have now created the Ministry of Nairobi Metropolitan Development. I do not know whether it will manage the kiosk menace. Some of us, as hon. Members, sometimes when kiosks are brought down in our areas, have to go there, otherwise we lose votes! Therefore, we need to build markets so that we can have people going to them. Instead of doing that, we are always talking of \" wanawake 30 per cent\"--- When I was in primary school we were about 30 children. Out of that number, there were only seven girls. Today, if you visit any primary school there are more girls than boys. So, whoever is talking of 30 per cent share for women to achieve gender balance is still backward! There are so many women! If you visit the University of Nairobi, they form 50 per cent of the population. They can compete! Let them compete like everybody else. In fact, if you go to the rural areas, there are women who look after men. The majority of men just go drinking, and when they go home they get food there. Who looks for this food? It is the women! If anything, it is the men who should be taken care of!"
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