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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ojaamong",
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        "legal_name": "Sospeter Odeke Ojaamongson",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute. The Government is asking this House to authorise the withdrawal of Kshs172 billion in order to render services to Kenyans. If you ask the citizens whether they would wish this Government to continue ruling them for the next two years or even from today onwards, they will always say no. Why? Kenyans have every reason to disown this Government. Kenyans voted for NARC in anticipation that it would fulfil its election pledges. Today, if you ask Kenyans which party is in power, they will not tell you. Are we going to keep on confusing Kenyans each day? If we approved this money, is the Government not going to use it to confuse Kenyans further? We have the Government of National Unity (GNU). What has it achieved? They have just been talking about the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF). The CDF was mooted by parliamentarians and not the Government. It is not good for the President and the Cabinet to say that this is a Government project. This is an initiative from hon. Members because the central Government had failed to deliver services. They are asking this House to approve the withdrawal of Kshs172 billion to provide services to Kenyans. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Minister for Roads and Public Works has just requested us to go to their offices to beg for funds for small projects in our constituencies. The Government has a system of doing things. If you visit Teso District, you will find that it starts from my village, Adukiludu, Dewoi, all the way to the district, the province and then to the headquarters here. We have departmental heads of Government for all Ministries."
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