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    "id": 444501,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Aden",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "appropriated or what has been given to the Division of Revenue Bill to the counties is a historic budget as I have said before. It is a budget that has seen Kshs1.8trillion being set as a budget for this year. Indeed, it is one that if compared to the other regional economies will show that indeed is a budget that is bigger than a combination of a number the budgets of the countries that are neighboring us. We have given very particular attention to our security. The Chairman had mentioned it earlier, I want to say, that this sends a very strong message to the fact that this money first of all which is being appropriated or being given to the different departments is hard earned money coming from the tax payer of the Kenyan society or a borrowing that has been done on behalf of, or an obligation that has been made by the Government on behalf of the people of Kenya who must pay back those monies. It is not money that has been earned simply. It is very hard earned money and we are saying that when we give all these billions over sh70billion to our security forces and additional 17billion to our National Intelligence, this indeed says that Kenyans are saying, if what you need is the resources to enable you protect us, and then here it is. It is now an obligation upon the systems of the security of this country to ensure that this money is well utilized and that peace and security is restored in the different parts of this country. Hon. Speaker, Kenyans’ lives as you have seen have lately been under a lot of threat. If it is resources that have led to late response to save the many lives of the victims in Mpeketoni then this Budget sends a very strong message by telling our security forces that here is the very hard-earned money, the largest portion of this Budget, so that they can protect us."
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