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    "id": 245740,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/245740/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr Shaban",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 139,
        "legal_name": "Naomi Namsi Shaban",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the Development Vote of the Budget, there is some allocation of Kshs327 million to the Cabinet office for training. As far as we know, the office does not have a lot of personnel. I wonder what the Kshs327 million for training is meant for. Who is it supposed June 28, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1717 to train? What kind of training is this that can cost Kshs327 million? Some of this money should have been allocated to rehabilitate the Taveta-Mwatate-Voi Road. This would be a meaningful use of this money. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am sad that the Minister removed the constituency bursary kitty, which had actually been targeting orphans. In our country today we cannot wish away our orphans. We have very many of them who deserve a fair chance to go to school. They have nobody to take care of them. The kitty was helping them join secondary schools. Most CDF committees were using it to fund students who were going to tertiary institutions. But now, we have a heavier burden because all those orphans who are being taken care of from that side and we were trying to help them with a bit of 10 per cent, will now be factored in the CDF and it will be very difficult for us to carry out this important duty. It is important for the Minister to look at it again and re-think. The Act is very clear; it is only talking about 10 per cent, and we do not know how to carry this extra burden that is put on us. I would also want to talk about the environment and natural resources. I would have liked to see a situation where there are more funds allocated towards protection of our natural resources, the water catchment areas, lakes and rivers which are drying away because of misuse by human beings. I would have wanted to see the Kenya Government taking steps towards that direction of saving our natural resources. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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