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    "id": 297314,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Chanzu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also want to contribute on this Motion. The undertaking that the Minister has made in this House is commendable. However, I wish that the Speaker took over and gave sanctions that would be meted on the Minister just in case. However, based on that and the way I know the Minister’s track record considering where he started from; the Ministry of Local Government, the Ministry of Nairobi Metropolitan Development and now the Ministry of Finance, I would like to support this Motion. However, I would like the Minister to address some key issues. Because we do not have a lot of time, we want him to listen and respond. There are several issues that hon. Members have talked about like the CDF and roads which also affect him because he comes from a rural constituency like us. We have the issues of recruitment of teachers which all of us know. We are facing elections, as we said. The Minister has to clarify the issue about the Free Primary Education (FPE) and Secondary Education money. Sometimes we are told that the money was disbursed. I was reading in the newspaper recently that it was not true. The issue of teachers’ salaries should also be taken care of. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other day, I was driving on the famous Thika- Nairobi Super highway which is a very impressive road. As we talk about roads, and I can see the minister for Roads seated there, this must be replicated, even if it is not now. It must be in our minds because it gives a very good picture that something is happening. You will take ten minutes to drive from Ruiru to the former Museum Roundabout and then 50 minutes from there to this place. I think we must think how we can have another road which passes over here as the rest of the people can proceed. So, Waziri, you must avail funds for this. We have the Kisumu International Airport. The job looks marvelous from far but it is not complete. We have been trying to address this with the Minister for Transport and this is something which needs to be taken up. When it is raining, you cannot take tea in that shed. These are some of the things that we need to finance in the coming year. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support."
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