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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Musyimi",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker. I stand indebted to my colleagues for their very educated and helpful interventions and the various comments that they have made in respect of the Estimates. I just want to take this opportunity to say that we will continue to support the programmes of the President because we believe in them. They are not just Jubilee programmes; he is the President of the Republic of Kenya. It is our role and that is why I run the Committee in the best tradition of bipartisanship that I know of so that we can have proper ventilation. At one stage I proposed that in future the Budget and Appropriations Committee can have at least a Member from each county so that we can have a crosspollination of ideas and a proper national perspective when we discuss issues. The concern is there to reduce corruption and we have sought to support the oversight institutions through the Budget reallocations. We must continue to support infrastructure and all interventions that will help grow the pie. The bigger it is, the better for all of us. We must continue to support interventions to bring down insecurity in the country and we wish those who are in charge of this docket well. We showed today the most bipartisan manner that we are committed to devolution across both sides of the aisle. We must also continue to support the social sector through education and health. We are glad that finally there is a name to consider with respect to the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK).The financial markets were a bit jittery. They have been jittery for quite a long time. The shilling has taken a real knock over the last couple of weeks. We hope that this will arrest the situation. Talking about the CBK and matters related to the economy, I am very glad that my good friend, Hon. Benjamin Langat, is here. You know that Kenya Airways will be getting a loan of Kshs4.2 billion. I mentioned to Hon. Langat the same thing that the Chairperson for Transport, Public works and Housing Committee should take note of. It will be good to have the CEO, Mr. Mbuvi Ngunze, interrogated by the Committee of this House because Kenya Airways is a national airline and it will be good to get proper interrogation so that we can get a report here on what is ailing the Kenya Airways. What is the problem? Is it the transition from Naikuni to Ngunze or there are deeper problems? As I close, let me just say that one of the issues that becomes very clear from where I sit, is that the Government has become too big. It is very difficult when you find that you cannot support certain institutions created either by law or Executive, as I said earlier. I hope that there would be boldness to address this matter so that we can have a leaner Government that is more effective and efficient. Again, I take this opportunity to thank you, hon. Speaker and colleagues who have contributed to this debate. I am sure that if there had been opportunity, more would have spoken. It is good to see that we are making progress. They say and I am sure my good friend, Hon. Nyenze would bear me out - he is a son of a pastor and so I refer to him in many ways - that if you listen to a beehive being carved out of a trunk of a tree, you would think that the world is coming to an end. So democracy can get noisy. It can get sometimes almost abrasive but it is democracy being sorted out and finding its place in society. We are glad to be part of a vibrant institution called the National Assembly. I am very glad for the way that we are prosecuting our issues. I stand to believe that over the long haul, the benefits to be handed to the country will be clear. I beg to move. 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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