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    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker. First, I want to thank the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee who in just a few minutes ago was discussing a trip that we are supposed to go to Syria; on a very serious private matter. From the onset, I want to thank the National Treasury and the Budget and Appropriations Committee for a job well done. First, I would start with the Budget because my main concern was that this Budget is in tandem with the manifesto and the promises made to the Kenyan people by the Jubilee Government. I said, “Yes”. Huge investment in education; the laptop project, for the first time, the budget has been increased by 33 per cent on free secondary education; 28 per cent for free primary education; 5,000 more teachers are to be employed. There is Kshs600 million for National Schools rehabilitation; there is security which is our main concern. There is huge investment in insurance of men and women in uniform. There is an extra 10,000 officers to be recruited. There is the Housing project for the police and 1,200 motor vehicles, the Forensic Laboratory, and of course the Safaricom Security, if the Parliamentary Committee that deals with this mater approves--- On infrastructure, if we want to grow our economy by double digit, then there should be huge investment in infrastructure. We have seen the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), and on that I would say that baby was conceived in 2008 but it could not be delivered. It was only delivered when one Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta is the President and that becomes his signature project. The next signature project of President of Uhuru Kenyatta since Independence will be the road between Nunon-Modogashe-Wajir. I know the one of Nunon-Modogashe is about to start. Starting with his late father, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, President Moi and President Kibaki; it is only President Kibaki who did a 20 kilometre tarmac road in North Eastern, in my constituency. He did that after I left my old party and he adopted me. That time he did 20 kilometres; when I left my party and he adopted me. He gave me a 20 kilometre tarmacked road. 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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