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    "id": 193158,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. C. Kilonzo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Charles Mutavi Kilonzo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me your protection. This country is now turning to be one of the rich. When the Minister for Finance says that he will raise the capital base for small banks from Kshs250 million to Kshs1 billion, he can only be targeting the poor man! The average Kenyan will never open a bank. Equity Bank is a very good case of a small bank which started from a humble beginning but, today, it is one of the very big ones. Equity Bank taught the big banks a lesson. The big banks were arrogant to mwananchi but, because of Equity Bank which started from a humble beginning, the \"big\" banks have woken up. Let me talk about the bad part of this Budget. This country relies on agriculture. Agriculture forms the backbone of this country. About 80 per cent of the population relies on agriculture. But how much has been allocated? Just 1.78 per cent; a mere Kshs13 billion. We cannot be a proud nation if we cannot feed our people. That has been said by my good friend, Mr. Muthama. It is a positive thing. How are we going to deal with the cost of food unless our people grow their own food and eat it? But how much did the Minister for Finance find wise to allocate? Only 1.78 per cent! That is a bad part of the Budget! Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, irrigation is crucial to ensure that we grow enough food to feed our people. How much was allocated for the entire Ministry? Irrigation alone is receiving Kshs6 billion. We need dams like Munyu Dam, which requires about Kshs10 billion. It will cater for the entire Ukambani region. Drought will be a thing of the past. When the President and the Prime Minister were campaigning - even the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs - they were saying: \"Once we get into power, there will be no more relief food. It will be water everywhere!\" But now that the three of them are in bed together, how come I was only given Kshs5 million for my constituency? With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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