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    "id": 242589,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Salat",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Nick Kiptoo Korir Salat",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. What I am trying to say is that this is our country and we should share resources equally. We should make sure that at the end of the day, everybody has something to go home with and say: \"This is from the national cake\". That is all we are trying to say. We are not pointing a finger at anyone. The people of Maragwa, Nyeri and elsewhere deserve a piece of the national cake; and so do people from all other parts of this country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I must say that the reconstruction of the Naivasha/Mai Mahiu Road is an excellent investment. That is a national road. We are very happy that the Ministry has allocated some money for the construction of that road. Any investment on that road is beneficial to all of us. However, I would like to ask the Minister, who is listening keenly, that we should re-visit allocations to certain areas. It would not be fair for Kiambu District to be allocated Kshs457 million while other districts have nothing. We should sit down as hon. Members of this House, and re-allocate the money, so that at the end of the day, we know that this Ministry's budget is beneficial to all of us. We are not pointing fingers at anybody. We are just pinpointing out anomalies, which are so many. If we continue to allocate money only to certain parts of this country and ignore others, we will not develop this country. We need to look at Kenya as a whole. We need to ensure that we spend money and get returns, so that Kenyans out there can be proud of us. I do not want to add anything on that fact. Let us critically look at this aspect. If there is a way we can adjust the allocations, we should sit down and do so. We have the power to do so. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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