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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Obwocha",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Planning and National Development",
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        "legal_name": "Henry Onyancha Obwocha",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I really want to thank every hon. Member who has contributed to this Bill. This is my first Bill that I have moved as a Minister. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to respond to a few issues that have been raised. The first one is about the Kshs650 million in the Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey. This money was used to collect data for the purposes of poverty analysis. This was to improve the Consumer Price Index and also to find out our household consumption. The money was used in three parts. The first part was used to train the research assistants all over the country, who were going to collect the data. We had to train them on how to carry out the exercise. The second part was used to buy vehicles and other equipment like computers, that were helping us to carry out this exercise all over the country. The last part was used to pay the actual people who were carrying out this exercise and to buy materials. That is how the Kshs650 million was used. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have noted the issues that have been raised by hon. Members. Particularly, issues were raised pertaining to Clause 5(3), that we must define it clearly so that we capture the qualification. We will take that into account. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, another issue was raised about the period that we do our population census. If we look at Clause 4(2)d, it says 10 years' cycle. So, that has been captured. We will also consider the issue of funding; whether it should still be there or not. I do appreciate the sentiments of Messrs. Sirma, Nyachae and Khamasi. I have taken all these into account. July 5, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1877 In Clause 23, there is a disconnect in the printing and, therefore, we will bring it as an amendment, to make sure that the missing link is captured. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on qualifications, I noticed also that mathematics is part of statistics. So, we will also ensure that somebody who is qualified in mathematics will be included. On the issue of the requirement of a person who has worked in public institutions, we could also find people who have worked in the private sector who may qualify. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I appreciate what hon. Anyang'-Nyong'o has said. If persons who are working for the common good were to appreciate the manner in which he has appreciated, instead of us criticising every legislation that we bring just because it is Government; we would all help this country. We want this institution to be autonomous without being influenced, so that it can bring out what the country needs, not what the Minister needs. So, I captured the sentiments that they were in good faith, including the sentiments of Prof. Maathai."
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