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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mwaura",
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Maigua Mwaura",
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    "content": "Before I proceed, I need to set the record straight on some insinuation that was made by the Member for Marakwet, Kangogo Bowen, to the effect that people with disabilities cannot be nurses. That is something that is rather unfortunate and should not go unchallenged in the previous debate. We have made a lot of progress and you cannot say that the work of a nurse is only to wash people. People with disabilities can do a lot of nursing and it has been proved. There are quite a number of them who have been rightfully admitted as nurses. Looking at this Supplementary Budget, it is very timely because we are coming from a regime where we have had to fast-track the budget-making process so as to comply with the electoral timelines. It is this august House that was able to pass the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) which we usually deal with around April/May to around October.. We have done a rather commendable job. To have Supplementary One of the new Budget 2017/2018 that speaks to the arising concerns is something that we need to commend. This is because if we look at the issue of famine and the issues around unga and how they are being politicised especially around the election time, it is very critical that we do not play around with such a basic need that is the staple food of this country. Therefore, I wish to really commend the Government for ensuring that with this allocation, we will have enough unga and so, therefore, people may not want to make political statements, in my opinion, an unga revolution. With this Supplementary Budget we should be able to ensure that all the local shops are properly populated with unga that is properly written “GOK Kshs90”. I want to differ with my friend, Dr. Makali Mulu. Anyone who is seen to sell this unga to the contrary must be arrested because Kenyans require to be properly fed so that we do not entertain political competition in that regard. When I look at this Supplementary Budget it also speaks to the issue of security. It talks about provision of equipment and facilitation of our security organs and apparatus so as to secure our elections come 8th August. This is very germane because if you look at what Kenyans are speaking about even in social media and the public space, there is concern that we need to ensure that there is peace. Therefore, we need to strengthen the role of the police, the army, if need be, and any other organ that would come into play including surveillance. This is also very critical because as you may have seen, issues to do with violent extremism are critical to the growth of our economy, considering the three attacks that have been witnessed in London and the diplomatic row that has emerged in the Middle East against Qatar. It is important to ensure that the containment that we have done on Al Shabaab in Somalia is strengthened. I highly commend the Jubilee Administration for ensuring that insecurity, which was a big concern some time back, has been contained through allocation of resources for strengthening of the capacities of our security agencies."
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