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    "id": 647519,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sijeny",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Judith Achieng Sijeny",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I support this Bill because the authors have tried their best to apportion the money accordingly. However, I would have been happier to see more allocation of funds to the free maternal health care because we know how the situation has been and there is still a lot to be done. I hope that we will see a lot of improvement next time because women are still suffering as their children die. We need to protect the future generation. On the enhancement of the security operations such as the police vehicles, I wish that there would have been more attention on the welfare of the security officers so that they are more comfortable, confident and encouraged to go about their duties. On the issue of affirmative action, I would have wished to see more activities planned for the adolescents who are also vulnerable people and need a lot of interventions such as vocational learning. I hope that the next Bill will tell us what they will do for the special group called adolescents. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I see that they have also allocated money to the constitutional commissions. I hope that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (EIBC) will be given more funds because the mass registration of voters was not done adequately. They were shoddy because there were no enough personnel or registration kits to prepare us adequately for the next elections. Finally, having attended a conference at the World Bank and at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) last week, I know that the world has taken judicial notice that Kenya has overburdened the tax coffers with the infrastructure expenses. It is too high and I hope that it can be looked into next time so that priority is given to what can help Kenyans. I beg to support."
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