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    "id": 719953,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) T. G. Ali",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Tiyah Galgalo Ali",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support the Division of Revenue Bill. I am a Member of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. The money that has been shared between the national Government and county governments has been done fairly. Some of the money that comes from the national Government has reached some of the vulnerable counties like Isiolo. We are just about to open the Isiolo International Airport and I am urging this House and Kenyans at large to visit Isiolo soon because it is going to turn into a resource city. As you know, Isiolo is in the centre of Kenya and allocation of money to operationalise the airport is a blessing in a county in an ASAL area that has never had an international airport. We are also just about to have a modern abattoir through the support of the budgetary allocation that comes from the national Government and we are very grateful. From the allocations that have been done across the country, we have seen that some of the very vulnerable areas are also getting some tarmac roads. Isiolo South has never had an inch of tarmac and we are just about to launch a 72 km tarmac road in Isiolo South, which is also turning the county into a centre of interest. What I would also want to talk about in this Division of Revenue Bill is the issue of allocation of money to schools and to teachers. I am sure Mr. Matiang’i is very keen on ensuring that all schools perform well, but during this dry spell, especially in some of the areas in northern Kenya, many schools have not opened. I visited the county last week and only 15 out of 600 children, who are supposed to be in Form One, have reported. This is because of lack of food and also lack of school fees. I have not seen any allocation of money to schools so that we can ensure that all our children report back to school. Lack of allocation to schools means that many children will not perform as expected. Mr. Matiang’i might end up sacking all the principals and head of schools because of poor performance. One issue that they should also consider is the issue of timeliness in terms of opening school."
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