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    "id": 233621,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Nyachae",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Roads and Public Works",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 342,
        "legal_name": "Simeon Nyachae",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. As you know, I do not take very long in my contributions. First, I would like to express my support for this Bill. Secondly, I want to express my appreciation to all those who have made contributions. Some of us are not taking these contributions as criticism. I think these are contributions which are meant to enable us to improve the management or our system of appropriating the money that Kenyans give us. The Minister has done his best and we are here to assist and guide him on how he should proceed in managing the money that Kenyans give us or the Government through this House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, listening to what my colleagues have said, I think that there are certain areas we do not have to complain here. For instance, if you are part of a Departmental Committee and you have powers to summon any Minister or officers of that Ministry, you should use those powers, please, so that you can get the necessary explanations. That way, we will get things done. Having said that, I think there is one area that I, personally, feel requires very urgent attention in managing our resources; that is taking decisions on the basis of priorities, and making allocations on the basis of priorities. In this country, we seem to be going by a tradition that has existed for many years. We need to sit down and say:- \"What do we want to achieve this particular year? What do we want to be given priority this year?\" I am saying this because we keep on talking about infrastructure all the time, but how much priority are we giving to infrastructure? Whether you are talking about electricity or roads, it is true that we are getting some support from the Ministry. But the support we are getting can never make us move as fast as the demand that is out there. The areas which require first priority are not being given the top priority by us."
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