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    "id": 987928,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "I want to say it here! And the Chair was very categorical. What are we giving to the people of Kenya? An amount of Kshs10 billion has been provided for cash transfers to vulnerable Kenyans to cushion them against the hard economic effects. As other Members have said, that money must be given in a transparent and accountable manner. An amount of Kshs13.1 billion has been provided to various Government agencies for payment of verified pending bills. I hope the Prisons Department and the National Youth Service will pay those verified bills in order to ensure that suppliers’ dues are settled. A sum of Kshs10 billion has been provided to KRA to expedite payment of VAT refund. That is what the President said. A sum of Kshs10.4 billion has been set aside for restocking the Strategic Grain Reserve to respond to the country’s emergency food requirements. A sum of Kshs4.9 billion has been provided for recruitment of additional health workers as well as to take care of COVID-19 related health response measures, which include mass testing, provision of necessary health equipment and protective gear, among others. A sum of Kshs620 million has been provided for drilling of boreholes in informal settlements within Nairobi. Hon. T.J. Kajwang’ must make sure that they do this because we have given them Kshs650 million so that they can provide water to informal sectors. A sum of Kshs1.9 billion has been provided for security operations during the pandemic period. This is what the National Assembly, through the many amendments that have been made to the relevant statutes, has done today. We have removed taxes from face masks and other PPEs. Through the Supplementary Budget, regulation by means of delegated legislation and the Finance Committee alone, we have shown what the National Assembly – and I do not call it Parliament – can do to cushion Kenyans. The people of Garissa Township did not send me to the National Assembly to do a pay cut. That is not part of the reason. They have sent me to do this. They have not sent me to do a pay cut of Kshs30,000. They have sent me here to legislate and pass Budgets for money to go to them. People are saying pay cuts are populist, and they do not read the Constitution. I urge hon. Members that we sit here until we reach Order No.10. We must pass this so that before next Wednesday, Parliament can prepare the Appropriations Bill so that when we come back on Wednesday, our work will be very easy. We shall do First Reading, Second Reading and Committee of the whole House. I beg to support."
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