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    "id": 36539,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/36539/?format=api",
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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": "I am saying that every effort is being made by the Government within the means that the Government has. The World Food Programme (WFP) is complementary to our efforts. The International Community of the Red Cross is equally also complementing our efforts. All we are saying is that we are not shunning our responsibilities. We are doing what we can do within the means that we have to deal with this crisis and we will not run away from it. Ms. Karua asked how the Kshs5 billion that was allocated in the Supplementary Estimates for the year was used. That money was used for the purposes it was intended. It was used to deal with the supply to refugees as I have said. The hon. Member was not around when I read my original Statement. I think that the Statement covered that issue sufficiently. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, distribution has been done through the administration. We know that in the past, there have been some abuses in the distribution of food. Efforts have been put in place to plug the loopholes where there have pilferages. Action has been taken against members of the administration who have been abusing this exercise. Mr. Wamalwa wanted to know about refugees in Uganda. The issue of refugees is governed by the UN Convention. Once you leave Kenya and go to Uganda, you become the"
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