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    "content": "As I second this Sessional Paper, I also appeal to Hon. Members to exercise more oversight role in their respective constituencies to see that the social support committees that we formed in our constituencies are really doing the right thing. We may be sending millions of shillings to our constituencies to support the old and vulnerable people in the society, but the money does not get there. The same sessional paper has proposed a wider oversight through the formation of the Social Protection Council. This is no longer a function of the Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Services, but a function of an autonomous body which is supposed to oversee how this cash transfer is happening. As I conclude, I want to note that we have promised the people of this country many things. In the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, we promised the children of this country the right to free and compulsory education, which is not happening. In the last financial year, bursary funds from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology have not reached our constituencies. We promised the people of this country the right to food, proper shelter and healthcare. We have no option but to fulfil these promises. As the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, we are edging closer to this through Sessional Paper No.2 of 2014, but as a country, we must think how we can grow our economy. Soon, many Kenyans will be moving to the Supreme Court to seek justice on whether the Government is fulfilling the promises it made to the people of Kenya through the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. The only way we can do that is by expanding our economy, so that we can be strong enough to cater for the cost of the promises that we made. I beg to second Sessional Paper No.2 of 2014."
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