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    "id": 193532,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kimunya",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Finance",
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Members, for that concurrence that we need to set the pace. As I conclude my Budget Statement, I would like my fellow hon. Members and all Kenyans at large to appreciate that the issue of poverty and inequality in our country is a serious social and political problem that we can no longer afford to ignore. Measures to reduce poverty and inequality are essential for peaceful development of Kenya. The Vision 2030 that His Excellency the President launched on 10th June, 2008, provides a clear road map to conquer poverty in this country. To actualize Vision 2030 and the Medium-Term Plan, the Budget that I have presented today provides the first bold steps in transforming Kenya into a high middle income country with a high quality of life for our people. To realise our dream, we must foster unity of purpose and be proud of being Kenyans. We must appreciate our ethnic diversity as a valuable asset and not a liability. We must embrace hard work as a basis for sustainable wealth creation. Above all, and in line with the theme of this Budget, we must work together to build this beautiful country of ours into a cohesive, equitable and prosperous country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I mentioned when I was relating the history from where we have come in five years, we have proved to ourselves that we can turn around our economy. The underlying fundamentals are still strong. We have now found peace and, with our joint resolve to move forward together under the Grand Coalition Government, we can ensure stability of our country. I believe that we can recover and return to the high growth momentum we have registered in the last years. We must do that for the sake of our country, region and our posterity. With those few remarks, I beg to move."
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