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    "id": 998525,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Homa Bay CWR, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Gladys Wanga",
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        "legal_name": "Gladys Atieno Nyasuna",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker for this opportunity. I would like to support the Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. We are doing this budget at a unique time. We have not had a situation like this, not just in the history of this country, but of the world. The world and our country have been jolted to reality. Even as we go through this budget, we must warn Kenyans that it will be a time to tighten our belts. Looking at the Budget Report, our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth projections have been revised downwards to only 2.5 per cent in 2020 and 5.8 per cent in the new year, bringing it to an average of 4.8 per cent in the 2020/2021 Financial Year. We had been hoping that by this time, we would be running at a double digit growth rate as a country. We are faced with a weak healthcare system, weak emergency response and lack of data to have an effective response. As a Member of the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, one of the biggest challenges faced in terms of identifying those who are vulnerable is the lack of data. We must be able to know which Kenyans are vulnerable. How many are they? Where are they? What are they doing at the moment? What are their contacts? Every time we have an emergency of this sort, we go back to our chiefs and deputy county commissioners (DCCs) and we end up with data that is forever skewed. I would like to state that this is what the Huduma Number was supposed to resolve. Wherever it is, this matter should be concluded, so that we can know where Kenyans are and what 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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