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    "id": 761491,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Angwenyi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 326,
        "legal_name": "Jimmy Nuru Ondieki Angwenyi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me a chance to contribute to this Motion. First, I arise to support but with some comments. Initially, the National Treasury had proposed to reduce the budget for Senate and the National Assembly by almost Kshs7 billion. When we establish the Budget and Appropriations Committee, it should tell the National Treasury very clearly not to interfere with our budget. That is the independence we earned through hard work. How can they reduce our hard work? How can they reduce our budget by Kshs7 billion yet they are increasing the National Treasury’s budget by a similar amount and yet the PSC’s budget is Kshs1.3 per cent of the national Budget? They should not touch it. Two, I want to commend this Committee especially for approving an increase in allocation to the ministry concerned with water matters. Water should be available in the entire country. Where I come from, we have to go to rivers in search of water but they are heavily polluted. Therefore, we need water in our areas. Three, is the increased amount for crop development. Can you for the first time allocate some of these funds to develop tea farming? Tea farmers are the greatest earners of foreign exchange for this country but they have never received any support from the State. Coffee and sugar farmers still receive our support. Can we for a change this time support tea farmers? We can, for example, build their factories and the like. Finally, let us now dispose of the issue of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) once and for all. As we dispose of that issue, let us also consider whether we can allocate some funds for the village elders. They do a very important job and do not get any payment. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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