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    "id": 255753,
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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. Speaker, Sir, if this amount is tripled, we will be very happy because this is an issue we want to tackle. These funds are primarily meant to help our people. On the ground, people are asking us: \"Where was this money?\" So, we will be very happy to increase the CDF, so that we tackle the MDG. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we need committees to tackle many of the Bills that have been presented to this House. In tackling the issue of corruption, I would like the Witness Protection Bill passed by this House, so that we are in a position to get information about corrupt people and those supporting corruption in this country. This is a very important Bill. The Political Parities Bill is also very important. We know that many political parties depend on funding from sponsors and leaders. We should tackle the issue of funding of political parties, so that we have viable political parties. Political parties do not need to source funds from individuals and sponsors. We need to have a situation where if someone is appointed to the leadership of a party, his or her appointment is not based on how much money he or she can pump into that party. The Public Officer Ethics Act should be revised under the Miscellaneous (Amendment) Bill, so that declaration of assets by officers is made public. We need to know how much an individual has today, so that, in future, we are able to query how he acquired what he does not own now. The amendment of the Public Officer Ethics Act will be very important in fighting corruption in this country. 23 March, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 57 If the issue of money laundering is addressed, then we will know who is getting the \"right\" and the \"wrong\" money. There are many people covering up under the guise of money laundering. So, this issue should be sorted out. The Micro-Finance Bill is equally important. I know that many hon. Members of Parliament would like money to be channelled to the youth and women groups. The Bill will set out procedures of lending this money to those groups who require it. We should set that system moving. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in this country, the SACCOs have raised over Kshs105 billion. That is a lot of money from one sector. So, I would like to support the streamlining of the SACCOs. We should all support the SACCO Bill. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to echo what the Mover of this Motion has said, that famine has really affected this country. We have spent a huge part of our resources, which should have been channelled to other sectors, in trying to contain this situation. I would like to thank Kenyan well wishers and various corporate bodies that have come forward to assist our brothers and sisters who are experiencing famine. Mr. Speaker, Sir, finally, in looking forward to solving the issue of Budget allocation, the agricultural sector should be allocated sufficient money this year, so that we start tackling---"
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