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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Iringo",
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        "legal_name": "Cyprian Kubai Iringo",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker for your indulgence and also for taking that line because there are those of us who sit here for four hours and others just walk out and come back to get an opportunity to speak. I stand to support this Appropriation Bill, 2014. I thank the Committee for doing a good job and bringing this Bill before the House so that we pass. Before we came to this Bill we were discussing the Supplementary Appropriation Bill in which we talked about adding funds for the year 2014/2015. It is a challenge to the recipients of these monies especially the Ministries and Government Departments which use this money during procurement to avoid many supplementary budgets coming to the House. Those who receive this money take time in utilizing this money. At the eleventh hour they come to the House seeking supplementary budgets. They are most times unable to spend that money and if they do then they do so haphazardly as you may notice is the case in our counties currently. They are running up and down the globe so as to spend the money without really putting it to proper use. As a House, we will do our best to pass these Bills, but as the money is disbursed then let it be utilized for the benefit of the mwananchi . Allow me to mention a few things that have caught my eyes especially the security issue. This has been a thorn in our flesh and it still is. The funds that have been allocated to that department should be put into proper use so that we can purchase necessary equipment required by our security personnel so that they can safeguard our citizens. When massacres occur in some part of this country officers are deployed there without the necessary equipment. These officers stay in the bush because they do not have housing facilities. We cannot expect much from them! They are also human beings. They need the necessary equipment and so this money must be utilized for that purpose. Education has been a problem in this country. We lack teachers in our schools. Even the 5,000 teachers yet to be employed will not be enough. As much as we are bringing in 5,000 teachers there are others who have left the service through natural attrition and other factors. We need this money to be used in the employment of more teachers. Only that way will we educate our children. There are few children in the country who are fortunate to attend good schools and so they perform well; we expect they will be the leaders of this country. However, the majority of children still do not access education. With teachers on the ground and proper allocation of money, I believe we shall promote this country as far as literacy is concerned. Some of our constituencies have only one road running across them; the others are pathways which are used by animals or motorbikes. I hope that the Cabinet Secretary in charge of Transport will use this money properly so that the Motion that we passed in this House of ensuring that each constituency has, at least, 20 kilometres of tarmac every financial year becomes a reality. This should not be a goose project or something envisaged to be. This money should be disbursed down there so that we get roads. We need security roads in places where we have problems with bandits and rustlers. The security roads will help us follow the attackers to their hideouts. In the marginal areas, for example, in Igembe Central, when our cattle are stolen we are forced to use a helicopter because there are no security roads. Such roads need to be opened using the money that has been allocated. I wish to conclude by saying that when we were discussing the Supplementary Appropriation Bill somebody said that there are people who either do not plan for the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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