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    "id": 235679,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/235679/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Kibunguchy",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Health",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 294,
        "legal_name": "Enoch Wamalwa Kibunguchy",
        "slug": "enoch-kibunguchy"
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    "content": " You are very right, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir; I am speaking as the Member for Lugari. Finally, I wanted to say something about the fuel levy and the money that goes to each constituency for making roads. Again, I think it is a bit disturbing for Members of Parliament that we passed a Motion that this money should be combined together with CDF so that we can manage it, but up to now, this has not been done. It is something that causes a bit of concern, especially to the residents of Lugari Constituency, because we feel that we can manage this money better once it is in the CDF kitty. As long as it is being managed by the District Roads Committee and their engineers, we do not see much of what this money is doing. Even as much as the Minister has increased the fuel levy a little in the Budget, we feel that unless this money can be managed under various CDF's, the intended purpose may not be achieved. This is the reason why we must voice our concern, that as much as we are grateful to the Minister for Finance for increasing the fuel levy, this might probably not achieve what it was meant to. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the mood in the country now, when you walk everywhere, is that very soon, Kenya might discover oil. I would like to go on record as saying that, immediately we discover oil, that money should be utilised in fixing all our roads in this country. This is one area that I think the Government has not done very well. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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