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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Chepkwony",
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        "legal_name": "Hellen Chelangat Chepkwony",
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    "content": "Thank you very much Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Supplementary Estimates. I have gone through it and I have seen it is a very good thing for us to pass. It is a priority right now in our country. As I was going through it, I thought of my constituency, Njoro where majority of my people are farmers. I realise that the Supplementary Budget has taken seriously the majority who practise agriculture. Therefore, I appreciate the Supplementary Estimates for taking seriously matters of agriculture, crop development and management. That way, the future of this country will be in safe hands. Our farmers will now be fully empowered so that we can counter food insecurity in our country. Another thing I appreciate about the Supplementary Budget is the issue of sports development. As you realise, we have our young people who have different talents. Having looked at the budget provided for sports development, I realised that we have space for our people to develop their various talents. I also appreciate this Supplementary Budget because I see that it has covered matters of roads. I come from a constituency where road network is a serious issue. I am sure when we pass such a Budget, it will cater for a very serious matter in this country. Another thing I appreciate about the Supplementary Budget is the issue of water management. Water is a thorny issue in this country. Women have suffered so much. Accessing water has become a big issue. When I was going through this Supplementary Budget, I realised it is high time we passed it as quickly as possible because it is going to solve most of the family matters. Another issue I appreciate about the Supplementary Budget and why we should all support it is because of the national social services which cover the issues of our health and the people in this country. We appreciate that we have this time now to take care of their problems. I appreciate that the elderly funds are going to be effected from January 2018. Another very good idea about this Supplementary Budget is promotion of education in this country. Come 2018, children of people who have seen so much suffering in this country will access free education. Therefore, it will be a boost to the education sector. I also appreciate that we have a good budget for university education. This will promote education. We all understand power and knowledge is very important, and it can only be achieved through promotion of education in this country. Another thing I have noted and appreciated so much is the budget provided for national security. Security is very important in our country. We appreciate that there is a good budget which is going to make sure that the entire team is well equipped so that security in this country is sufficiently enhanced. Another thing I have appreciated is the budget set aside for special programmes. I come from Njoro Constituency where in 2007/2008, majority of my people were affected. We currently have Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) whose matters have not been sorted out. As I went through this Supplementary Budget, I saw provision for settlement of IDPs, and I appreciate it. Another crucial allocation in this Budget is the Kshs10 billion that has been set aside for the repeat presidential election of 26th October, 2017. We appreciate it. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the IEBC to carry out their mandate. They already have enough resources. The IEBC is an independent institution, and should not accept to be intimidated by anyone. They should fully equip themselves. I am sure they have trained officers in every part of this country because on 26thOctober, we will have a repeat presidential election. The IEBC, therefore, should be very happy. We have allocated funds and we are going to approve the Supplementary Budget. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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