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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Navakholo, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Emmanuel Wangwe",
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        "legal_name": "Emmanuel Wangwe",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Allow me, from the outset, to thank the Budget and Appropriations Committee for the good work that they have done. Comparing FY 2018/2019 estimates to the FY 2019/2020 estimates, the estimates Report of FY 2019/2020 that they have tabled in this House is wonderful. I have a few comments that I want to express. They touch on three sectors namely Agriculture, Education and Infrastructure. I wish to ask the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee to look at improving the percentage that goes to agriculture. We are talking about manufacturing. What do you want to manufacture if it is not agricultural produce? Therefore, I wish that that budget ceiling for agriculture is enhanced so that more allocation can go to agriculture to boost the manufacturing sector. We also take food security into account as part of the Big Four Agenda. We are not happy with the current numbers on agriculture, which is going to boost the food security in this county. Let us consider improving that figure upwards. On the issue of the blue economy, it is impressive. Much has been put into it. We want to see our waters giving good results once our budget has been approved. In terms of education, I am happy that more money has been put into capitation to enhance our education. But the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology should change what it is doing in the supply of books to all secondary and primary schools. They are using a certain figure to supply schools, but when it comes to paying students, especially secondary schools capitation, they insist that they want National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS) to apply. That is double standards. I wish that the Cabinet Secretary (CS), Ministry of Education, will look into that issue seriously. Let him consider using the same data they used for supplying books to make sure that money goes to secondary schools. On infrastructure, I am happy that loss in volume has been enhanced. I am pretty sure that some of us who are beneficiaries of loss in volume in our constituencies will have some funding. For example, a road like C31 in my constituency is a road that has never been done since Independence but I am happy that, in the second phase, the allocation has been put and we are going to see a continuation in terms of project development on that road. I have a concern on the amount of emergencies that are left with the CS, Ministry of Education. I want to ask the CS to apportion that money equitably in our various constituencies. We have had situations where you write to the CS that there is an emergency concerning your constituency, but it is never dealt with. Instead, it is left hanging and yet, you have an emergency. Nothing is done in terms of facilitating you to get your constituency up and running. In as much as we approve this Budget, let the Ministry concerned with this budget know that issues of our individual constituencies are raised in this House through Members of Parliament. Therefore, the CS should be up to the task and ensure he delivers in terms of what is allowed against what has been requested. In conclusion, I wish to thank the Budget and Appropriations Committee for looking into the health sector. However, there is a challenge on the issue of Level Four and Level Five hospitals being only addressed by the national Government. The issue of universal healthcare 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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