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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to oppose this. As I said earlier, I am a Member of this Committee and I dissented. We had discussed this with the Committee. When you look at the amount of money the UK Government is supposed to pay the Kenya Government for training, taking into consideration disturbance of the environment, they are only paying Kshs19 million for a whole year. We compared this with many other jurisdictions. In Djibouti, payment is about Kshs6 billion. We asked ourselves why we should be paid a lower amount. As a Committee, we sat together and looked into this. Unfortunately, according to the Treaty Making Ratification Act, we do not have any option. There is nothing that we can do. When it comes to treaties, the agreement is Government to Government. It is governments that normally engage the specific country. For it to take effect, it must be ratified by Parliament. This treaty had already been ratified. We are now renewing it. When renewing, it is important for the House to be considered. Secondly, there is the issue of miraa, which is a source of livelihood for our colleagues from Meru."
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