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    "id": 908738,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mathare, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Anthony Oluoch",
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        "legal_name": "Anthony Tom Oluoch",
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    "content": "I see the Chair waving something, but I do not see it well. I wish they would make allocations specifically for it because this is one of the things we must undertake for the people of Kenya in terms of equity, inclusivity and revisiting or looking at our structure of Government because it will also help us in our role of oversight. I thank the Budget and Appropriations Committee – I know why the Chairman is smiling. Over the last one year, I have been making a one-man solo effort on non-compliance by the Cabinet Secretary and Parliament on the question of statutory funds, in particular the issue regarding the Political Parties Fund, to the extent that when the Chair of the Committee meets me, he calls me, “Mr. Political Parties Fund”. I thank him because not only have they listened to the very many complaints and concerns that we have made, but they have allocated Kshs500 million for the Political Parties Fund in the Budget and some Kshs300 million in the Supplementary Budget. For a beginning, that is a step in the right direction. I support them. On a light note, when I met the Chairman of the Committee, I told him, “Ichung’wah for President”. How I wish he would stop following the other formation. I would be his Tanga Tanga person without apology. On the same issue, the Committee should look further and see how it will sort out the Kshs4 billion that is pending in terms of monies that have accumulated on a decision made by the Court of Appeal. Let me speak quickly on the issue of TVETs. They have allocated Kshs546 million for TTIs and on-going projects and about Kshs1.02 billion to 30 TVETs. I hope there will be equity in the identification of the TVETs so that constituencies in Nairobi like Mathare with a very high prevalence of unemployment and insecurity may benefit on that. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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