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    "id": 603416,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/603416/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mulu",
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        "id": 1955,
        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "make sure that information on public resources will be accessible by all Kenyans wherever they are, both at the national level and at the county level. Hon. Priscilla Nyokabi has rightly put it. We all come from counties. You will realise that as Members of Parliament, representatives of the people, very few of us access county budgets to know what is planned in the specific counties in terms of development projects and how much will be used. Once this Bill becomes law, this information will be available to all Kenyans. This is very important for this country. For the first time in our history, we are going to ensure that there is openness, transparency and accountability in the use of public resources. That is good for the country. The other benefit is in terms of devolution. We are all serious supporters of devolution. Devolution in this country will only work if information is made available at all levels. The other area is corruption. Whistleblowers will now have a field day in making sure that they blow the whistle wherever things are not working well because they have the information. Hindrance has been that you want to talk about something, but you are not sure of the information that you want to give to the public. So, you are scared whether to give the information or not because you might be taken to court, and it is found that the information is not correct. It will be the right of a Kenyan to move to any public office, get the right information, and armed with the correct information, he or she can whistle blow to any level. One can do it in the streets, in the shambas and wherever you want to do it. That is going to be very good to this country. We are all talking about the rights of women and children. These rights cannot be championed where people have no information. This Bill will make sure that this information is readily available to all Kenyans. With the information, Kenyans can champion the interests of women, children and all other marginalised groups and make sure that these groups benefit as citizens of this country. Last but not least, because time is against me, is the issue of investments. If you are an investor based somewhere out there, for example, Germany, and you want to know about Kenya as an investment destination, this can only happen if you have access to information. Then you are able to analyse the risks that are involved, the opportunities that are there and you are able to make informed decisions on your investment. This is important for investors. It will help us as a country. With those remarks, I support."
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