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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Billow",
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        "legal_name": "Billow Adan Kerrow",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, regarding the clarifications that was sought by the Senator for Kisumu, Prof. Anyang’-Nyong’o, let me clarify, and I think that the Senator for Kakamega needs to pay attention, that, in fact, all these projects, including the ongoing projects – their designs, plans and proposals – commenced well before this Government came into power. Secondly, these projects to a large extent are based on the flagship projects of Vision 2030. Vision 2030 was developed when the last Government was in power, the majority of whose members are now sitting on that side. If any of the Senators can go through the Vision 2030, they will actually tick off all these projects, because they are listed there. So, it is not something that is being developed now. Regarding the clarification sought by Prof. Anyang’-Nyong’o, to the extent that, that Vision 2030 actually covers all the priorities in terms of development across the country, the funding when you look at this may not actually appear to be comprehensive. This is because there is funding from the national Government and other donors. In fact, the other donors combined have significantly more contribution in terms of funding than this one from China. So, there are many of these projects that are included in the Vision 2030. I am sure that in terms of the policy aspects, Vision 2030 will address that. The second query was raised by the Senator for Kakamega. He asked why we have these projects concentrated in these regions. As I mentioned earlier, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital is a project that was completed many years ago. Kenyatta University Teaching, Research and Referral Hospital that he has mentioned, also, is a The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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