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    "id": 746272,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Okoth",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Kenneth Odhiambo Okoth",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, you have not allowed me to tell you the provisions in sub-clause 4. This is why he was misleading the House. The trustee shall have the power to device any lawful means of raising funds and property without going into our taxes. The concern Hon. Gikaria raised very eloquently was that we should not be imposing a charge on the Kenyan taxpayers. It states under sub-clause 4 (a) and (b) how the monies for this trust fund shall be raised. It is not through the Kenyan taxpayers. For instance, the government of Turkey raised US$ 6 billion, from the European Union to host the Syrian refugees. Imagine what US$ 6 billion could do. If this trust fund could raise it from foreign sources and come to a legitimate trust that is managed and chaired by the director, who he is proposing, that is very good. So, you are undercutting that same director who will not have resources and will come begging for money from this House, which we will not have. So, I think he is misleading the House and I humbly beg him to let this trust fund stay. It will be beneficial and it is not just about Somalia refugees. It is for any future situation when we need it. The funds and the resources can come and go and fluctuate as per the needs."
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