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    "id": 440229,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. M’uthari",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Joseph M'eruaki M'uthari",
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    "content": "tragic, indeed. We have a beautiful country and we can do more. There are proposals already and I only hope that they will be implemented, so that we have in place more dams which will assist in the development of an agriculture system that relies on irrigation. There is money that has been allocated in the Budget for security purposes. That is very important. We all know that without security, we cannot really go far. Leaders must know that matters security are matters for every individual. Everybody must take responsibility for whatever he or she utters or does. The messages that we give communicate our thinking and affects how individuals act. If citizens take responsibility, I am sure that even as the money is utilized for security purposes, we will be in a position to change this country. We need to improve our business climate so that we can attract many investors. This will be improved by the investments proposed in the roads sub-sector. When we will finally have the standard gauge railway and new roads, we will definitely improve our business environment. That way, we will also create more jobs. As Kenyans, we need to take time to think about what is of greater good. Each time we have a project that cost millions of shillings, you will find somebody rushing to the courts to stop the process. In the process, we start talking about things not moving and yet, we are the same Kenyans who stall the processes. So, it is high time we looked at the bigger picture and not what is of interest to the individuals. Hon. Speaker, the allocation to CDF is a good thing. That is because the effects of CDF are seen at one instance in every place. You will see projects that have been constructed through that spirit. I think CDF was the first step towards devolution. I believe that people who are entrusted with leadership responsibility should look at the broader picture. Those who are entrusted with resources should not only look at the consumption, but also how we can stimulate growth so that we can have real development at the grassroots level. In as much as I support this Budget Statement, there are areas where we have been stuck. We have been thinking the same way for a long time. We look at infrastructure-related areas and we forget about other sectors which are very critical. We know of economies which have grown from other areas, for example, the film industry, arts and sports. Those are the areas that we need to promote. Looking at the Budget, the money allocated for those areas is wanting. We know that in this country, we can promote filming, arts and sports in greater ways. That could be another frontier for expanding our economy. You know what is happening in Nollywood and Bollywood. They bring in a lot of money to Nigeria and India. Those countries have prospered in those areas. Here in Kenya, we have not yet put a mechanism in place to make those sectors stimulate greater development. Hon. Speaker, I think that when it comes to policy-making, we have to go beyond and think outside the box. We should expand not only the traditional areas, but other areas of the economy which we have not been able to look at. There are, for example, areas such as research and development. We have not put enough resources in those areas. For that reason, we end up doing the same things in the same way. I represent"
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