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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah",
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        "legal_name": "Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me begin by thanking Members for the resilient to be here until 10.00 p.m. Those who say Members of Parliament are not working, I hope they are watching to see the many Members of the National Assembly who are here, late into the night, to make sure the Supplementary Appropriations Bill and the Tax Laws (Amendments) Bill are passed. I appreciate the valuable input that has come from Members. Members did hear the input from Hon. Mutunga, the Member for Tigania West, on issues touching on data. At a time like this when we are being encouraged to work from home, there is a recommendation in the Report on what we need to do to ensure that there is internet connectivity across the country. Even as we expend resources in this digital age, we must ensure that we get value for money. Remember we spent almost Kshs1.7 billion and another Kshs5 billion on the Huduma Namba Programme. From the concerns we have heard from all the Members who have contributed on identification of vulnerable people, it would have been expected that the Huduma Namba data and the Population and National House Census data would assist. A lot of data was collected last year to the extent of asking Kenyans whether they own a boat, even for those of us who live in Kikuyu and do not need a boat, and whether you own a cow, how many chicken and pigs you own, if The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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