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    "id": 575121,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/575121/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ogalo",
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        "legal_name": "George Oner Ogalo",
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    "content": "other toll stations for the investors and there is nothing they do in the interest of the employee. All they do is collect money from investors and our people remain poorly remunerated. You should look at the National Budget. Corruption in the implementation of development budget in Kenya is hindering employment of Kenyans. This year alone, we have over Kshs800 billion budgeted for development programmes in Kenya. Those development programmes require hiring of people and buying of equipment. If there is corrupt consumption of the development budget there will be no money to employ people. Even the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) we are talking about will not manage to penetrate and access opportunities to supply goods and services to the Republic of Kenya if there is corruption in procurement. The biggest consumer of goods and services is the Government. If there is corruption in that sector there is no way we will create jobs. The other day I was prosecuting the petition of some people from Homa Bay on Geothermal Development Company (GDC). What we realised in the implementation processes in the GDC is that that organisation became a hiring agency on its own with some internal database which Kenyans do not know. They are employing all relatives and children of high ranking Kenyans. This is the kind of corruption that is hindering employment in this country. I will support this policy document but with a rider; that if we do not address the economic environment capacity for this country to reduce corruption to the extent that this economy can grow again, there is nothing that a policy paper will do for us. With those remarks, I support. Thank you."
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