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    "id": 906374,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/906374/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kajiado South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Katoo ole Metito",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13239,
        "legal_name": "Janet Marania Teyiaa",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support this Motion. From the outset, I thank the Budget and Appropriations Committee for the tireless work which they have done to review the submissions from the 15 departmental committees which have greatly informed this Report. I thank them for complying with Article 221(5) of the Constitution that requires public consultation. They have done that in 12 counties which is great work. I congratulate the Budget and Appropriations Committee. I am speaking on behalf of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations. This Committee oversees four agencies, namely, Defence, Foreign Affairs, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) and the East African Community (EAC) and Regional Development Ministry. In the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) sector classification, there is the Defence and NIS classified under the national security sector. Foreign Affairs is classified under the public administration and international relations whereas the Ministry of EAC and Regional Development is classified under the general economic and commercial affairs. These are very key sectors in delivering goals and objectives of the pillars of Vision 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as the Big Four Agenda. Additionally, the sectors are critical enablers to the Big Four Agenda plan. Before I speak on budgeting, let me say a few things on these two agencies, namely, defence and national intelligence. These are about our security forces and our intelligence, particularly the Kenya Defence Forces which have managed to keep the Al Shaabab threats at bay. The attacks on our soil have reduced significantly in this second term of Jubilee administration compared to what we experienced or witnessed in the first term. We are alive to the threats that the militants still pose to our people and nation at large. Therefore, this calls for more resources. Our forces remain alive to these threats and are determined to neutralise the militants completely. On the diplomatic front, that is where we have the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the EAC because it is also a regional ministry. Kenya is on the offensive, especially with the opening of more missions including in Accra, Ghana which will be the second in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region. In the whole of West Africa, we only"
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