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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ethuro",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 158,
        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to support. But in supporting, we must deliver a few home truths to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance. This House will not be a wish list or make suggestion. This House will be engaged with the Executive in the way we implement the Budget. I am happy that, in a way, he has removed the sails from my ship, because if I spoke before him, I would be more lethal than this. I am happy that he says that we are starting to engage next month, but this is also an Executive that is used to giving promises. I just want to remind my good friend, Mr. Kenyatta – because God willing we will still be in this House – that come next year there will be no reason for not having the law in terms of the format that we should use. There is no reason why we should not have the Equalization Fund – he has talked about 0.5 per cent – to help those poor Kenyans, particularly from my county, where everytime we have to rely on your charity, when already we have made provisions in the budget process, that will give us permanent solutions. We will not allow that when we have passed the entire Budget resolutions. It is actually a resolution of the House. This House has a commitment to ensure that its resolutions are implemented. So, the 28,000 teachers that we have talked about are a necessity. Our education system is one of the best in terms of free primary education, but that is being negated by the fact that there are no teachers to teach those kids. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are asking the Government to put money where we have considered a priority area. The Government should also be more available and listen to the Legislature where the Government is represented for now."
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