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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kamau",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 35,
        "legal_name": "Jamleck Irungu Kamau",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, this House has a duty and obligation to curb wastages. This House must be able to institute measures that will cut down on costs. This Motion aims at making sure that the Government saves on some unnecessary expenses. If you look at travel within this country, you will find that all the leaders in the Government, including those in parastatals and other State agencies as well as those in constitutional commissions travel in Business Class. Hon. Speaker for those travelling in business economy it is like more than double the cost. Looking at these costs that occasion the taxpayer a lot of pain, I think it is the duty of this House to make sure that corrective measures are taken so that we are able to save on some of these unnecessary expenses. It is also clear that with the advent of the new Constitution there were so many new bodies that were formed. This includes extra Members of Parliament from the previous 222 Members to the current 349 Members. Constitutional commissions now form part and parcel of the current administrative affairs of the Government. Further, we have 47 Governors and Deputy Governors and County Executives who were not previously there. Indeed, there are so many officers who are currently in office. We have Senators who were not there before. We have Ward Representatives whose roles are now more enhanced; it is not like the former councillors that we used to have. It, therefore, behooves this House to ensure that the expenditure that this Government undertakes is not wasteful. The Tenth Parliament that I served set the stage. It made a resolution that for Members of Parliament travelling within the country they would have to travel Economy Class. In fact, the resolution was; for any flight less than two hours--- As I speak right now, Members of this House while travelling within Kenya actually use Economy Class unless they upgrade for themselves. If you look at the wage bill of this country you will 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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