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    "id": 977416,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Were",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13183,
        "legal_name": "Petronila Were Lokorio",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I would also like to thank the Committee on Finance and Budget for this Report on the Budget Policy Statement. This Budget Policy Statement came to our Committee on Health and we realised that funds have been increasing to the Ministry of Health to deal with matters health. This year, the Ministry is going to focus on UHC which did a pilot program in four counties and the report suggested that they are going to focus on primary healthcare. Universally, most of the aspects of primary healthcare are not all devolved functions. If we have more funds going to the Ministry when the functions are devolved, what is the Ministry going to do with this money that is taken to them instead of being taken to the counties? We also found out in our Committee that there are funds allocated for construction of stadia every year but we do not seem to see these new stadia being constructed. Madam Temporary Speaker, money is being allocated to the Women Enterprise Fund, Uwezo Fund and Youth Enterprise Development Fund, but these funds do not reach these vulnerable groups because of the strict measures or bureaucracy that is put in place. These vulnerable groups are not accessing this money. We would like the concerned Ministry or agencies to make sure that they put measures in place that make it possible for these vulnerable groups to access this money. Madam Temporary Speaker, on debt management, we allowed the national Government to incur debts of higher amounts. As much as most of us were opposed to this, it is going to happen. I want to report to this House that my party, Amani National Congress (ANC), will be sponsoring a Bill on the Debt Management Authority before the end of this Fourth Session. We will outline how we need to manage our debts. We are told that every Kenyan, even a newborn, owes our creditors around Kshs138,000. Therefore, I ask that when this Bill comes to Parliament – either the National Assembly or the Senate – we shall support it fully. This is so that this country can establish a Debt Management Authority to guide this country on how to deal with matters debt. Thank you."
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