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    "id": 722229,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/722229/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 170,
        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
        "slug": "bonny-khalwale"
    },
    "content": "The governor has refused to equip the village polytechnic which I painstakingly built in Idakho South. He has refused to equip other Village Polytechnic which I built painstakingly using the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in Idakho East. I want to sound it to the Governor of Kakamega County that it is wrong for him to target my clan in Shinyalu, Ikolomani and Lurambi simply because he feels that, he takes affirmative action---I do not know what he is looking for. I expected that he would give them more money so as to woo them away from me to him. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I insist that all village polytechnics including the ones that were built by Hon.(Dr.) Enoch Kibunguchy in Likuyani, Hon. Cyrus Jirongo in Lugari, Hon. Soita Shitanda in Malaba, Dr. Newton Kulundu in Navakholo, Hon. Lyula Khamasi in Shilalu, Hon. Manyala Keya in Kakamega Township and by myself in Ikolomani be equipped by the billions. Looking at the Auditor-General’s report, the billions are only going to Butere. It cannot be right. If God granted me an opportunity to serve the people of Kakamega County as their Governor, I would serve all the 12 sub- counties. There is a conditional grant that I want to request the National Assembly to consider in the next budget because it is now too late. We need to create a conditional grant for agriculture in the following counties; Bungoma, Kakamega, Busia, Kisumu and Homa Bay. This is because the national Government has decided that they are going to offload the sugar companies that have been difficult to privatize to county governments. I urge that this money be given to Kakamega County so that it can take over Mumias Sugar Company, Bungoma County can take over Nzoia Sugar Company, Busia County can take over Busia Sugar Company, Kisumu County can take over Miwani and Muhoroni Sugar companies, and Homa Bay County can take over South Nyanza (SONY) Sugar Company. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I urge the Members of this House to support---"
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