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    "id": 252441,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Capt. Nakitare",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 348,
        "legal_name": "Davis Wafula Nakitare",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This Supplementary Budget has question marks, but I stand to support it, because I would like to see the Government functioning. If you cut the arm that feeds you, you will starve to death. There are constraints that this Budget has carried, probably because of unprofessional economics or because of oversights. Mr. Speaker, Sir, looking at the expenditure summary on the Recurrent Vote, I am completely betrayed to see that the Ministry of Defence is underestimated. One can stand on the Floor of the House and say that Kenya is not at war and, therefore, we do not need ships, aircrafts, army transportation and personnel. This is laughable. I must support this Budget to supplement whatever efforts the Government is making. An amount of Kshs300 million is not enough to run the Ministry of Defence in the whole country. I must elaborate openly that the there is a problem in the Elemi Triangle. There is a problem along the Kacheliba-Uganda border. There is also a problem along the borders of Moyale and Marsabit. There is a problem along the Somalia border and in the Indian Ocean. Our Navy is not compatible and competent to curb the piracy in the Indian Ocean. We have seen the demise of our colleagues through the failure of the Kenyan Government not acquiring up to date aircrafts. This has resulted in the loss of hon. Members. When I look at the Budget of the Office of the President that has Kshs8 billion, that money must be shared between the Ministry of Defence. It should also be used to upgrade our police to enable them deal with insecurity in the country. The money must be used in the running and maintenance of poverty eradication programmes. When we think of poverty eradication, we have to think about drought. Drought may be seasonal, but it is a recurrent thing. The country has to be bold to face it when it occurs. The drought we experienced recently was last experienced 100 years ago. The drought occurred due to climatic changes and is self explanatory. We have seen the invasion of armyworms in farms and people using chemicals to deter the invasion and destruction of crops by army warms. That should make this House behave and approve the Budget, however irregular it may be. We do not have to be bull fighters to know who is stronger and who is weak. When I look at the Ministry of Finance, I do not understand why it should be given Kshs2.8 billion when the Ministry of Defence is given Kshs300 million. What will the Ministry of Finance do with the money? It is supposed to be collecting money from us through taxes. The Budget reflects the Executive's empowerment of luxury---"
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