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    "id": 802307,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/802307/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Dido",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2749,
        "legal_name": "Col (Rtd) Ali Rasso Dido",
        "slug": "col-rtd-ali-rasso-dido"
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    "content": "I am very disappointed because Badassa Dam, which is in the Constituency that I represent, has been under construction since 2008. It has disappeared from the 2018/2019 budget allocations. I need justification for this action. We have said water for every household by the year 2030. As a middle income country, at least, the basic necessity for life is water. Suddenly, that dam has disappeared off the radar. This is a serious disappointment to me. I want to thank the Chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. For those of us who were in the last Parliament, we know that the previous Budget and Appropriations Committee did not consult other Members. They just brought a budget on the Floor of this House and it was forced down our throats. However, the current Committee has done due diligence. The restriction caused by the resource envelope was a limitation on their side. However, they tried as much as possible to consult. The Budget is reassuring because they have managed to look at water, roads and social amenities in the areas of health and education. I hope subsequent Budgets in future will look at areas which touch the people. In the area of health, one thing which came to light is the universal healthcare. It is also in the Big Four Agenda, which the President considers as his legacy project. Also, where we come from, a major concern today is health. Due to lack of facilities in most of the outlying areas, people are forced to go to big hospitals in the major cities. This in itself is bringing a lot of economic hardships to the poor and they cannot access healthcare. The Budget and Appropriations Committee should look into this from a bottom-up approach. I am a member of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations. Looking at the budget in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, one of its major dockets is trade. If we are going to give them only Kshs.81 million to hold trade symposiums or facilitation, I think this is inadequate and unacceptable. With those few remarks, I beg to support. Five minutes is a very short time."
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