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    "id": 244513,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Angwenyi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Jimmy Nuru Ondieki Angwenyi",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Mr. Oloo-Aringo brought a Bill on the creation of the Budget office. That Bill will empower us as soon as the committee is formed, to scrutinise the taxation of Kenyans and the expenditure of that tax. He has moved on to bring a Motion on the KPOSB. We should commend him. I hope Kenyans will recognise such contributions the same way Eng. Muriuki brought the Constituency Development Fund Bill which has empowered our rural folk. Parliament can only be seen to be addressing the issues that are affecting our poor people. 1808 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 5, 2006 As we all know, 63 per cent of Kenyans live below the poverty line. This means there are many poor people. That is close to 20 million Kenyans who live below the poverty line. If we pass this Motion and the relevant Bill, and then enact a law to support them, we will be empowering them economically so that they can move above the poverty line. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we also hope that when the KPOSB is empowered to provide loans to the poor, that Government interference will be minimal so that we do not have corrupt people moving in that organisation and taking the monies that should be available to the poor people in this country. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support."
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