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    "id": 484912,
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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": "Hon. Members, this money is going to work in our constituencies and dispensaries. That is where the money is going - in the constituencies and counties. Therefore, I have looked at the Bill and I have found out that those are arbitrary figures. I do not know how the Budget and Appropriations Committee was convinced to bring it to this House for us to debate. There is no convincing reason at all on the criteria used. How do we pass it as the National Assembly? Let me look at it once again. Places like Nakuru, Nairobi, and Migori--- I have looked at this. An area like West Pokot was given Kshs437 million and it had been given Kshs96 million. Wajir was given Kshs357 million. But now it has Kshs91 million. There are no criteria given. We should not sit here and debate this Bill. On top of that, to add pain to injuries, they come with an amendment through. They want to amend the Public Finance Management Act and that is our responsibility. We should get the requisite numbers to oppose this Bill and amend it. We cannot run away as the National Assembly to pass it the way it is. We should reject it; we should seek for amendment by getting the number required so that we can then pass it. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we cannot assume--- Even God says: “Please attempt, try, knock and it will be opened for you.” We cannot come here and sit because we fear that we cannot get the numbers as we are all affected. When the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Budget and Appropriations was moving this Motion, he said that he was disappointed. We are not going to deal with disappointments. What we want here is action. I am opposing this Bill, the way it is; unless it is amended so that we have--- My friend is a Member of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. Let us be serious because we cannot pass this Bill as the National Assembly the way it is. Therefore, I oppose the Bill. Hon.Temporary Deputy Speaker, we have got the Chief 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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