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    "id": 302899,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kimunya",
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The reason we are not doing this airstrip in this financial year is because we have a programme of maintenance and upgrading of the various airstrips across the entire country. This does not fit it within the programme for this year. We also have a limitation in terms of the financing that has been approved by Parliament. So, it will be unfair of me to promise the people of Kitui County that we will do something when I do not have the money to do it. However, for next financial year, we have already communicated to the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) to start looking at all the airstrips and airports within the counties with the objective of having at least one working airstrip or airport in every county. Within that comprehensive review, Kitui County will be considered. But at this point, it will be unfair to say “stop doing Isiolo; go and do Kitui” or “Stop doing Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and go and do this one” because an hon. Member has asked. We have a comprehensive programme. As I said, it will be considered within next financial year. But for now, I do not have the budget and it is not on our programme. If being truthful is being not serious, then I am guilty as charged."
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