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    "id": 729960,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/729960/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyamweya",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 391,
        "legal_name": "Manson Oyongo Nyamweya",
        "slug": "manson-nyamweya"
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    "content": "Upgrading of slum areas is a key area. About Kshs450 million has been removed for that programme. How do we reduce poverty and create equity if we reduce money for upgrading of slums? We just removed Kshs450 million. I have talked about the police where money has been reduced. I am talking about upgrading of slum areas where money has been removed. Overall, you try to look at the growth of our national debt from 2013 to date and it is so huge. Therefore, there is need for us to be more realistic and pass a Budget which we can implement. I come from Kisii and I can see that Gusii Stadium has been allocated some money. I wonder what it is for because there is even an audit query that funds which were allocated for that stadium have not been used. Are we coordinating as the National Assembly and the county governments or are we giving figures for the sake of giving figures? This is not the first time I have seen money being allocated to Suneka Airstrip. Money was allocated in the last financial year and no coin was given. With those few remarks, I support, but the Budget is not realistic. It is not meeting the target. It is public relations exercise. We need to go back. What did we do with the Budget that we passed last year? Did we meet the targets? This will ensure that we are realistic for what we have. I thank the Committee. They have done a good job, but they need to go back."
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