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    "id": 666532,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Limo",
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Kirui Limo",
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    "content": "make a re-committal, so that we make it compliant. One of them is the relocation of Kshs300 million from energy to education. It did not pass through the Budget and Appropriations Committee. I seek your guidance on that. On the issue of paying pending bills, I wish to urge this House to consider all the issues before this House very objectively. When we talk of paying for a mall, we are misleading the public that we are paying for something which belongs to the private sector. When we talk about the LBDA, it is a parastatal which is more Government than the Kenya Airways Authority (KAA). If this amendment is not approved, it has effects. If there is risk that the mall will be sold even though it belongs to a Government parastatal, it is going to be a loss. It will be a bigger loss to the people of Kenya. The LBDA belongs to the Government of the people of Kenya. I urge this House to get more information and understand that if it is a parastatal and it is on the verge of being auctioned, we must guard the resources of this country in both ways. We must ensure that what is being appropriated is for the right purpose. At the same time, we must guard the assets of Authorities which belong to the people of Kenya. If we allow them to be auctioned, there may be interested parties who are waiting outside to buy then at a throw away price. Therefore, let us not take this matter lightly and start side shows on the Floor of the House forgetting that the other day, we were bailing out Kenya Airways (KQ) at Kshs2 billion. We did not want it to fall because it is the pride of Africa. At the same time, if the mall is ready and is going to be sold at a throw away price, there may be interested parties who want to buy it."
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