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    "id": 261878,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Raila",
    "speaker_title": "The Prime Minister",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Raila Amolo Odinga",
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    "content": "Therefore, all we said was that upon discussions with the World Bank, it was agreed that the funds that the World Bank was providing be withdrawn and then be directed to specific projects. So, the whole of this programme is being redesigned in that regard. The World Bank has been working together with officers from the Government in that regard and we are soon going to make an announcement as to how those funds are going to be made available. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member needs to know that the KKV Programme was a crash programme that was introduced during the serious economic difficulties following the post-election violence, the world economic meltdown and the drought that affected this country in 2008. It was an economic stimulus programme that was introduced at that time. The Treasury provided funding in that particular financial year, but it withdrew the funds thereafter and re-directed them to the Economic Stimulus Programmes (ESPs), which had been implemented even in hon. Saboti’s constituency. Therefore, the KKV programme was not a failure as the hon. Member was trying to imply. With regard to the issue raised by hon. Lessonet, Vision 2030 is exactly what it says. It is a programme aimed at propelling this country from a third world country status to a middle-income economy by the year 2030. Right now, we are in the year 2012. We still have 18 more years to reach the year 2030. There are flagship projects that have been identified in order to achieve Vision 2030. Those projects are being implemented in tandem, and are in different sectors of our economy. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Vision 2030 is anchored on three pillars, namely, economic, social and political. So, I can assure the hon. Member that the projects that have been"
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