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    "id": 998546,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Wajir West, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ahmed Kolosh",
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        "legal_name": "Ahmed Kolosh Mohamed",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. From the outset, I would like to support this Motion by the Budget and Appropriations Committee and thank the two departmental committees that took part in the making of this budget despite the many challenges occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic to the threats of de-whipping the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. I thank him and his Committee that despite all that, they have done a good job. Hon. Speaker, resources in this country are allocated in a manner that cannot be explained to the public properly because ministries and departments prioritise projects that might, to some extent, be concentrated in some counties. It is important that constituencies, counties and regions of this country grow at par, so that nobody feels neglected. For example, the constituency that I represent had only less than Kshs100 million in last year’s budget while other constituencies have been taking billions. One of the things that we must ensure in this House is equity in sharing the resources of this country. The Kshs53 billion that was given through the Economic Stimulus Programme must be taken to the constituencies because there are no constituencies that have been less affected by this pandemic than others. It will be very unfortunate to again see some constituencies that we 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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