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    "id": 515631,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ogalo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2679,
        "legal_name": "George Oner Ogalo",
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    "content": "the same fate. I have been in this House for nearly two years now. Even though Article 228 of the Constitution requires that this House deals with reports from the Controller of Budget on the implementation of the Budget, this is the first time I have heard communication from the Speaker about Half-year Report on implementation of the National Budget emanating from the Controller of Budget. This is gross oversight of our role, as the National Assembly. This is a matter we have raised time and again in the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. A lot of money is voted for development projects. Every year, we approve huge sums of money to certain projects but, as a Committee, we do not have mechanism of monitoring the implementation of those projects. That weakness comes from the failure by this House to address itself to Article 228(6) of the Constitution, which requires us to be receiving and debating four-monthly reports from the Controller of Budget. The second pillar is agricultural transformation and food security. We note that there is no status report on one of the major Jubilee Government projects of irrigating a million acres of land within the Galana/Kulalu area of Kilifi and Tana River counties to ensure food security in the country. There is no report on the implementation of that project. I am not sure whether as of now there is any form of operations going on in that area. The third pillar is transport, logistics, energy and water for inclusive growth. I want to support the implementation of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), which is underway but I would also want to know the implementation status of the Lamu Port- South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) project and the airport enhancing gateway to Lake Victoria transport network, especially the upgrading of Kisumu International Airport to international standards. On access to quality services, the issue of health---"
}