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    "id": 246538,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/246538/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Lesrima",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Simon Saimanga Lesirma",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am glad that the Assistant Minister is taking notes. I would like to say that on the issue of Government vehicles, the Minister came up with a proposal to provide only one vehicle to each Minister and one to each Permanent Secretary. From my own experience, I do not think that will be workable. The whole system should have been phased out. I think the system will increase inefficiency and bureaucracy, and the amount of money we will be saving, Kshs1.3 billion, is not really worth the expenditure that would result to Kshs4.5 billion. I do not see why we should spend Kshs4.5 billion to give Permanent Secretaries, Ministers and senior Government officials money to buy vehicles and give them 72 months to repay the loans. How many Permanent Secretaries will last in office for the next 72 months to repay the loans? The Government has only 20 months to go. That is not realistic and it is not economical. The Minister should have a phase-out programme on the use of Government vehicles. The issue of the Youth Fund is a most welcome programme. Unfortunately, the Minister for Finance will not be the one to implement it. If you divide the money that is provided, each constituency would get Kshs5 million. I want to support the suggestion by hon. Wetangula, that we divide the money equally among all constituencies. The constituencies should decide and determine how they will spend their Kshs5 million. There must be wide consultations regarding how the money will be spent so that the fund does not turn out to be another \"YK 92\" fund for the 2007 general election. We support the idea that women will be supported through the micro-finance institutions. All the funds which are being introduced are welcome but why is the Minister sitting on the Micro June 20, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1453 Finance Bill? There is no infrastructure in many---"
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