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    "id": 240178,
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    "text_counter": 184,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Midiwo",
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        "legal_name": "Washington Jakoyo Midiwo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand to support the Minister and this Vote. First of all, I want to join hon. Justin Muturi in complaining that in the Minister's Development Vote, Siaya District is not included. There is a trend in this country currently where resources are going where they are not needed at all. Areas where they are needed, most people are not getting anything at all. Siaya Town Council is responsible for Siaya Town. Siaya Town does not have an inch of tarmac road. That town does not have even toilets. There is no bus park. I wonder, when we go through a Budget like this, who are we supposed to turn to? August 1, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2493 Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am very happy with the general performance of this Ministry. I see a lot of changes. What I would like to see is a new pattern of expenditure imposed because I believe that this Ministry and the Minister in particular has the power to develop a structure which can easily be monitored by leaders. I have looked at the LATF report from my district and some of the roads they reported two years ago as bad are the same ones which we have done using our local road fund. There is no way to monitor these funds other than using the already developed formula by this Parliament which is the CDF. Members of Parliament do not have to be involved because the councillors are too scared since some of them are thieves. However, what can happen is that we can develop a module---"
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