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    "id": 878742,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/878742/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dagoretti South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Kiarie",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Kiarie Waweru",
        "slug": "john-kiarie-waweru"
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    "content": "This is a country of young people with a mean age of 18. This Government has promised young people that they will be enabled to run their own businesses so that they do not just depend on employment. We have other affirmative funds to help our women and marginalised people. This Government has promised a bank that will consolidate all those affirmative funds where we can all draw from as the youth of this country, women and other people seeking affirmative funds. But in this BPS, we do not see anything on the status of the establishment of Biashara Bank as promised by the Government. Currently, the Uwezo Fund sits on its own, the Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF) sits on its own, the Women Enterprise Development Fund (WEDF) sits on its own and the Kenya Industrial Development Bank sits on its own. They are fragmented but are all trying to do the same thing of empowering our people who need affirmative action. We are in a country where, as Parliament, we are presiding over a myriad of potential white elephants. There are 554 stalled projects. Looking at this BPS, we cannot find any clear roadmap on how we will revive those projects. What are we presiding over as a Parliament? These issues will end up at the door of every Member of Parliament every Monday when you go to your office. When Pesa za Wazee - the cash transfers - are not remitted to the old people because we cannot meet our targets, it will come to the door of the MP. When we cannot meet the promises of capitation and financing of our TVET students, they will end up at the door of our Speaker. When our project monies for NG-CDF are delayed, it will end up at the door of the MPs. Currently, with the slow economy, critical projects have stalled. There are roads in our constituencies which are not being developed. My point is two-pronged. First, we expect something more serious from Treasury and secondly, as a Parliament, we need to budget within our means. Let us, therefore, for once, do what is right and budget for something we can accommodate as a country."
}