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    "id": 763470,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Limo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Kirui Limo",
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    "content": "As I end, in order to cater for the expected increase of children who will join Form One next year, we have provided an additional Kshs1.4 billion together with Kshs100 million to make a total of Kshs1.5 billion for the improvement of infrastructure in our secondary schools. This will come in handy as it will ensure that there is no pressure on our existing infrastructure. We also have provided Kshs400 million to the Export Processing Zone in line with the Government policy of expanding investment in the country and creating more jobs. We have also enhanced what was provided before which is a total of Kshs250 million to the Kenya Industrial Estates (KIE) to provide cheap reliable funding for the small businesses across the country. This money targets a lot of youths who are aspiring to be businesspeople. Despite the fact that the country is known to be the best in co-operative development, many co-operatives have been facing problems, but the Government will not leave them to suffer. The Government is committed to ensuring that the co-operatives are uplifted. To do that, we have provided some funding for two co-operatives which have been having problems in the past. The co-operatives are: Bunyala Fishermen Co-operative Society which we have provided Kshs18.7 million and a factory called Stegro, EPZ Tea Factory, which has been given Kshs300 million. This Supplementary Budget has addressed most of the short-term issues. I thank the Members of the Ad Hoc Committee which was formed to address these issues. They were committed. I urge this House to continue in that spirit and to be in support."
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