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    "id": 239397,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Wekesa",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Science and Technology",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 209,
        "legal_name": "Noah Mahalang'ang'a Wekesa",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to talk about allocation of resources. Those of us in Government ought to ensure that Government resources are distributed equally in every district. I think that the idea of setting up the CDF was a very wonderful one. If we in the Government can copy from the concept of the CDF, we will be able to serve this country very well. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, looking at the allocation of money for the construction of roads, I was surprised to see in the Printed Estimates that very little money was given to my district. The road from Nairobi to Nakuru, Eldoret, Kitale, Kapenguria and Lokichoggio serves us well for the purpose of commerce and enhances co-operation amongst the East African Community countries. This is a major road that should be taken very seriously by the Government. I am surprised that we have left this road to break down. It now takes about six hours to drive from here to Kitale. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to join my colleagues who have talked about distribution of resources. A leaf should be borrowed from the Ministry of Education. What we have done in this Ministry is in itself a manifestation of what should be done in every other Ministry. Look at how resources have been allocated in the Ministry of Education. Look at the funds that have been provided for infrastructure. Every 2614 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES August 3, 2006 school in every constituency has been catered for. The Ministry of Education has catered for improvement of infrastructure in schools. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those remarks, I beg to support."
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