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    "id": 429531,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wambugu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Clement Muchiri Wambugu",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me a chance also to thank the President for the wonderful Speech he gave. It is good to commend the Government and the President for the few items that we have already achieved such as launching of the standard gauge railway, the greenfield airport project, free maternity, cash transfer fund, Uwezo Fund, security programme especially provision of motor vehicles to be used by policemen and the proposal to get more District Officers to serve in our districts. I know we have been doing a lot of politics actually to the point of forgetting some of the important things that we need to do. As you are aware, we have the Vision 2030 which is supposed to be driving us. The economic, political and social pillars should be our guiding pillars for development. The GDP is expected to grow by six per cent. As a House, we should be getting policies that will give us the proper environment to be in a position to achieve that. One of the issues that have made this country not develop at all is corruption. From the latest data, we are spending close to 54 per cent of our revenue on the wage bill. About six per cent goes to pensions; another six per cent to operations; 25 per cent to corruption and nine per cent to development. The biggest hindrance is corruption. I think that is what we need to discuss in this House in order to move forward. If we do not do that there is nowhere we will go. One of the main backbones of our economy is the aviation industry. While we are looking for money to run our economy we need to look at those areas that support the economy. The aviation industry has been affected seriously by the VAT. Most operators are now being forced to go out of the country. When the VAT Bill comes in, I will be explaining to Members that unless we support the changes that we are looking at so that we support that industry---"
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