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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Bowen",
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        "legal_name": "David Kangongo Bowen",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand to support the Budget. At this point, I want to congratulate the hon. Chairman for the good work they have done especially in unlocking the mediation process. This is a point we need to look at as a House so that in future, we know what happens if a mediation process fails. This is because if a mediation process like this fails, it plunges the country into a very serious crisis. We need to have a fall-back plan so that we do not have such problems in future. Hon. Speaker, I have gone through the Budget and I have found that the security docket in this country has taken a huge chunk. I would like to say that Kshs102 billion has been set aside for the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government. Their budget, especially in the Police Department has been increasing over the years. Last year, it was about Kshs90 billion plus and now it is hitting Kshs100 billion. This huge amount of money allocated to this Ministry should do work. It is not that the police or the equipment they have is not enough to fight insecurity in this country. There are some measures which we need to put in place to reduce or end insecurity in this country. If you visit places like Turkana, Pokot, Marakwet and Kerio Valley, you will find that remoteness is contributing to insecurity. If you can open up the areas by building 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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