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    "id": 207925,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/207925/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ndambuki",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 191,
        "legal_name": "Gideon Musyoka Ndambuki",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to take this opportunity to make a few remarks on the Vote for the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. It is really common knowledge that this country still continues to lack safe water for drinking. Many people in this country are still living on very dirty water. I would also like to say that the Ministry has really tried, especially in this Financial Year. They have really tried a bit to distribute the money to almost every district fairly. But not very quite! I would like the Minister to seriously take it upon himself to make sure that in the next financial year, all the districts receive an equal amount. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you look at the last four financial years, you will be shocked. In the first ten districts in Kenya which received money, Nyeri received Kshs1.5 billion, followed by Uasin- Gishu with Kshs1.1 billion, then Garissa with Kshs740 million, then Nakuru with Kshs723 million. Kisii Central received Kshs594 million while Trans Nzoia received Kshs473 million. Malindi enjoyed Kshs466 million. I can continue just like that. When you go on the reverse, you 3298 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES August 21, 2007 will be shocked. Some districts are as if they do not belong to this country. For example, in the last four financial years, Nandi South only managed Kshs12 million. It is followed by Nandi North with Kshs14 million; Bureti Kshs19 million; Bomet Kshs19.3 million; Mt. Elgon Kshs23 million; Butere-Mumias Kshs27 million; Nyamira and Kisii North Kshs32 million. I can continue with the list up to the tenth district. They really got nothing in the last four financial years."
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