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    "id": 461998,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Nyamunga",
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        "id": 738,
        "legal_name": "Rose Nyamunga Ogendo",
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    "content": "upon the President himself, the Deputy and all the other arms of the Government to lead by example. In my view, they would have taken it upon themselves to go for the Economy Class. That way, it would have been very easy for everybody to see that they are leading from the front. If you want changes, even in your family, if you want your children to follow what you are doing you start as a parent and then it flows very easily downwards. Anyway, that has been overtaken and I would like to support the Motion and appreciate the hon. Member who brought it up. Here in Kenya, there is a lot of wastage. Even if you look at this Parliament, I have been very perturbed ever since I joined this Parliament by the level of wastage. If you go to the ladies and look at the way tissue papers are being used, there is a lot of wastage. Inside this House you see the amount of water people take and most of it is left halfway in the bottle, or somebody just sips it and leaves it there. We should start with us Members of Parliament. We should be more economical in the way we use things. Even in the rural areas the way we use CDF as Members of Parliament matters. It is from there that we will start seeing the prudent way of using our resources. There is a lot of wastage in every aspect of this country. There is wastage in every department and every public office. If this money could be used wisely, the country could benefit more. The money could be diverted and used properly. This money can be put in microfinance institutions to offer finances to the young people and women who cannot make ends meet or afford a single meal. Most of the big people who still want to use the Business Class or First Class when travelling are the same ones enjoying and yet the ones who voted for them continue to suffer. If we want to stand out and be counted in this country as members of the Government, we should be very prudent in the way we use our resources. With those remarks, I would like to support the Motion and add my voice to the voices that have spoken on the way we can move forward in terms of developing and using our resources more wisely."
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