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    "id": 216732,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/216732/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kosgey",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 177,
        "legal_name": "Henry Kiprono Kosgey",
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    "content": "I know that the economy has grown by 6.1 per cent. However, that growth is being felt only in urban areas. It has not trickled down. As I speak, rural incomes have actually come down by a very big margin. In my opinion, they have come down by 50 per cent. People are poorer by that percentage, and something needs to be done. One of the things that needs to be done is to assist our people to sell their tea and horticultural products so that they can have a reasonable income. The Government, through the Central Bank of Kenya, has maintained a policy of making the Kenya shilling stronger. It is not in the interest of this country to have a strong currency. We want to make sure that those people who sell their produce, flowers, tea and coffee have a return. They can only have a return, if our shilling is slightly weaker. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, although the time is running out, I want to touch on education briefly. I looked at the Budget and I realised that the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) is still being allocated the same amount it was allocated almost 10 years ago when it was first established. The HELB should be given more money so that all the applicants who want to be financed to continue with their university education can access those funds. In fact, I would suggest that the figure for the HELB should be increased to Kshs4 billion annually in order to meet the requirements of all the applicants. Since the last 10 years, the HELB has been allocated Kshs800 million annually. This is not sufficient to meet the requirements of all the applicants. Those of us who will be in Government next year when ODM(K) takes over, we will make secondary education free and not just tuition. We will make it free! When we talk about free secondary education, we know where the money will come from. The money has been going into fun corners. So, it will be free, and I repeat, it will be free! Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me touch on health. At the moment, in Kenya, if you are sick and you do not have money, you are likely to die. Something should be done to make health care---"
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