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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Hulufo",
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    "content": "home for appraisal by the voters who sent us to this august House on what we have done during this short period. I am proud to be a Member of the 12th Parliament. It is important for everybody especially Kenyans who are anxious out there to know that Kenya is peaceful. The institution of Parliament which is independent has continued to execute its mandate. We have done quite a bit of legislative work. We passed a very important Sessional Paper yesterday which is of much interest especially to Isiolo North constituency where I come from and happens to be an Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL). I would like to speak about drought which is ravaging my constituency and also large parts of ASAL in Kenya. We are facing one of the worst droughts in our living memory. I am glad that the county government and the national Government through our lobbying efforts have put in place mitigation measures. For the first time in history, in Isiolo, for example, we have had military trucks providing water to people and livestock. That intervention will go along way in saving our people and their source of livelihood, which is livestock. I am also glad that we have passed the Supplementary Appropriation Bill today and I am would like to inform our people that contained in there is money which is meant to alleviate suffering of our people especially under social services, particularly, the social protection department where we have passed some money for cash transfer to vulnerable groups. My appeal to that department, it that it should ensure that cash transfers to the elderly, severely disabled persons and orphans is fast tracked because that it enables many poor families to buy food. In that Supplementary Appropriations Budget we have also given money for free secondary education starting January. It is important for all Kenyans who are watching us to appreciate this. The information out there is that those of us who belong or are affiliated to Jubilee are just like robots; that we are told what to do and blindly do it. We know what we are doing and as parliamentarians, we have a role to perform. Our primary responsibility is legislation and nothing can stop us from making and amending laws. A concern to most of us is the anxiety which was created by cancellation of the presidential election results by the Supreme Court and the re-election which is scheduled for 26th October 2017. We keep on getting calls from our constituents asking whether, if Baba pulls out of the race there will be an election or not. For avoidance of doubt, there is no where in the Kenya Constitution or any piece of legislation indicating that a particular candidate pulling out will stop the election from taking place. As I support the Adjournment Motion, I would like to assure Kenyans that we have passed the Supplementary Appropriations Bill which will enable the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to conduct presidential re-run on 26th October 2017 and we are going out there to seek votes for our candidate, Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta and his running mate William Samoei Ruto. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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