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    "id": 451830,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyamweya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Manson Oyongo Nyamweya",
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    "content": "money for irrigation has been removed and it is in the Report which I have gone through. Let us look for a way of improving the wellbeing of ordinary Kenyans as we do this budget. It is not figures we are reading, it is a budget we are passing and which can help this country to move forward and reduce poverty. The rainy season is here, but the money which has been allocated to control floods has been removed from the Budget. These are the big issues I am raising and as we debate this, let us not pass it for the sake of it. It is going to affect our people; the farmers, the drivers and the transporters. Looking at it, I find that the Supplementary Budget given here is not meant to help this county but to enrich a few people who are getting allowances. I will go to another area where reduction has been made. Yes, it is our Budget and it has been passed by the National Assembly, but are we doing the right thing even for ourselves? We come from constituencies and we represent people here in Parliament. There is the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government where reductions have been made in the Supplementary Budget and yet people are being killed in this country. If we reduce capital expenditure for this Ministry and people are being killed in this country, how then do we help the country achieve security? These are the issues I am trying to highlight, so that as we debate, we know exactly what we are doing. We have increased money on Recurrent Expenditure, but removed all the money to help us make this country secure. Looking at the Ministry of Devolution and Planning, they have reduced the money by Kshs.1.65 billion. Which sectors are being affected? These are the sectors which help the very poor person and helpless people from Kano Plains and Bundalang’i. They help in preparedness so that when it rains, people get shelter and dykes are built to stop flooding. As much as I support this Budget, I do not find it helpful to this country. We, as Members, need to wake up and do what can help this country. With those few remarks, I support."
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