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    "id": 451367,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Musimba",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Patrick Mweu Musimba",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker for this opportunity. I want to congratulate His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta, on his Address. I want to amplify one particular element which was about recognition of the youth, women and persons living with disability. These people were allocated Kshs.200 billion and His Excellency called for this House to oversee and ensure that this money gets to these people. On quick computation in terms of overseeing, you will recognize that this translates to Kshs.690 million per constituency. I call on this House to have this money directly apportioned to the Constituencies, so that we have reversed procurement. This is where the onus is on the Government agencies to actually come to the constituency and seek services of our women, youth and persons living with disabilities. This will, indeed, lead to the fulfillment of the principles as envisioned in Article 201 of the Constitution. These are the guiding principles of public finance. They state that expenditure shall promote equitable development of the country, including special provision for marginalized groups and area. In so doing, we will be furthering the entrepreneurial activities of over 10 million youths in this nation who are currently waiting for a door or window to open for them. This was momentous on the part of the President by recognizing this. As 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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