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"content": "Hon. Speaker, when the budget proposals came to this House, you know very well that you could only change the budget by ten cents; something which was really ridiculous. But now as a House - that is why we are sure that we are a very important House - we can re-allocate revenue according to the priority of Kenyans. Therefore, I want to congratulate the Chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee and its members. But as I do that, let me say that I see a lot of bias towards allocation of funds that ignore the important county of Nairobi. I am elected by Nairobi county residents and so I am forced to call out on a few issues and areas that I see that we must bring amendments. As we pass this Motion, I will be bringing them. One of the biggest issues that I see, and I am very sad because it has not been given priority by the national Government, is the issue of security. Just this weekend more grenades exploded all over this country. Nairobi County has been a victim of grenade attacks. In fact, one of our hon. Members, the hon. Abdi Yusuf Hassan, MP Kamukunji Constituency, who we are happy to see back in the House has been a victim of grenade attacks. We cannot continue with police service that is not given enough money to have intelligence to be able to tell where these grenades are and where the next attacks will be. I will, therefore, be pushing for more money to be put in the security sector and especially that which has to do with the terrorist attacks that we are having, not only in Nairobi but in many parts of this country. I think it is a priority."
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