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    "content": "even if it will be Kshs500 million to that road. This will ensure that where the Speaker comes from, the road network is good. That road passes through there and that will be very good for this country and for the economy to grow as fast as possible. I also want to say that in the next allocation, we need to remember the retired teachers. They went to court, won the case and were awarded money but the Treasury through some very funny means has refused to pay them. Everybody who has gone to school has been taught by a teacher. Those retired teachers are suffering. We want this Budget and Appropriations Committee to know that retired teachers are not asking for a favour, they are asking for their rightful entitlement. It should make sure that this Committee allocates money for those teachers because some are sickly and old and they need this money. They are suffering and they are everywhere in the country. The allocation of Kshs1.2 billion for construction of Ronald Ngala Utalii College is a major stride in the right direction because we want to bring in as many tourists as possible. This can be replicated in many other places. I am also very happy for the allocation of Kshs400 million to Konza Technopolis. This will boost the development of knowledge in this country and this will be a knowledge based economy. If you want this economy to grow in double digits, allocate even more money, even Kshs4 billion to the Konza Technopolis and this will improve the lives of Kenyans. Finally, I hope some funds in this Budget will be used to convene the national dialogue conference because this country belongs to all of us and we want to unite. We want to avoid chaos. We want to sit and move together. So, part of this money should be allocated to the conference and I thank the President because he has accepted to hold it. It is only a shortsighted person who can refuse this. This will enable us to move together as a country. A leader moves with his people; whether they are in the Opposition or in the Government. I thank Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta for the decision he has made. Let us dialogue and move forward."
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