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"speaker_name": "Narok West, UDA",
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"content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, I was saying that having appreciated a lot of development and the good things that have been considered, in the policing sector, where we had anticipated to do a lot of reforms to enable our security agents perform their duty more effectively, money for modernisation is lacking. It has a zero budget. In fact, it is good to note that even the money for crowd management, such as for teargas and protective gears, is zero in this Budget. I kindly plead with the Chairman that when we get to the Committee on Supply, we look for some money to enable police officers to get tear gas and protective gears for crowd management and cyber security, as was said by the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Information, Communication and Innovation. I do not want to pre-empt debate, but I know the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee is equally concerned about this programme that was not really considered. We had a very good restocking programme, especially among the pastoralist community that was affected by cattle rustling. Initially, we had about Ksh2 billion, which has been removed. I kindly call on this House and the Chairman and Members of the Budget and Appropriations Committee to look around whether we can get some small money to enable the pastoralist community to restock. That is their source of livelihood. I do not want to pre-empt, but the issue of equalisation is not bad. Restocking is very important to pastoralist communities. I can see my colleague Hon. Peter Lochakapong agreeing. Farmers and pastoralists lost many herds of cattle and crops during the drought. Others suffered cattle rustling. I beseech and call upon the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee and this House to look around where they can get some Ksh2 billion or so, so that we can have money for the restocking programme. This is a budget-making House. I am sure we can get some money to put into that programme. Having said that, I support the Report and commend all chairpersons who participated to make this possible. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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"content": " Very well. Member for Wajir, Hon. Fatuma. 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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"speaker_title": "Hon. Fatuma Jehow",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I would like to make my contribution to the Supplementary Estimates for the Financial Year 2024/2025. But before I do so, Hon. Temporary Speaker, I want to get your attention. Can I get your attention? I want to express my disappointment, to be honest. I came here very early in the morning, and my card was in the computer. And not just me, but some new Members in this Parliament have been waiting to speak from yesterday. But I do not understand what happens in the Clerk’s office that we are not given a chance to say something. I want to talk to the leadership of this House. Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah, I will be more than glad if you can hear me. We first- timer Members also want to speak. New Members of this House come here very early, but they are not given a chance to say something. I really do not understand what is going on in the Clerk’s and the Speaker’s offices. I say that because I was number two to get here in the morning. Let me just finish. I was number two and until now, we just see people raising their hands to talk. Let us know if you do not want us to speak. The Gen Zs have really shown us the way."
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"content": " Hon. Fatuma, order! You have come to the Clerk’s Table and to me. There was a directive by the substantive Speaker that every time an Order is called, the screen is cleared. This is because what we see every day is what you have seen happen. I have called four Members following one another, but they are not in the House. People put in their cards and disappear. People put cards on an issue and yet they do not want to speak to it. So, we are implementing that directive every time a new Order is called. And you can also not put a card in the morning to speak in the afternoon. You will understand and we have tried to explain to you. I hope that is clear enough, as guidance not only to you, but to the House."
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"speaker_title": "Hon. Fatuma Jehow",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Well noted. But again, I was the first person to enter this House this afternoon, because I really wanted to be heard. I still say I am disappointed by the leadership."
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"content": " You are on the Floor, Hon. Fatuma. Please be heard."
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"content": " Having said that, Hon. Temporary Speaker, I will move to my contribution. First, I would like to thank the Committee for agreeing with the Gen. Zs on budget cuts. Indeed, I appreciate the Gen. Zs for forcing not just Members of Parliament, but Kenyans at large, to live within their means. There are institutions that gained. I applaud the Committee for considering intern doctors, intern JSS teachers and the feeding programme so that our children can be fed. We still need to go further and cut our coat according to our size. There are ministries that are given money, but they have duplication of roles. I may highlight a bit. The Office of the Deputy President is allocated money to regulate alcohol use, and there is also NACADA. Someone will ask: Why would we give the Office of the Deputy President such a huge amount of money when we have NACADA that can fight against drug abuse? It is food for thought. We need to discuss so that we can cut our Budget. We are talking of a lean budget and those are the areas we need to look into. I have heard my sister, Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba, saying that they were given Ksh2 billion for coffee. That has made me think whether those of us who come from the northern part of this country will ever see a day when we will get Ksh2 billion for restocking livestock, or even those who fish or grow miraa. It is something for our Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee to consider, so that our livelihood can also be improved."
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"content": "Hon. Temporary Speaker, I want to talk about the ministries in the national Government which are given huge chunks of money. We need to be serious and devolve some of those 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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"content": "functions. The health function is devolved, but there is still a lot of money that goes to the Ministry of Health in the national Government and many other ministries. Finally, I take this opportunity to wish all the best to the cabinet secretaries who have been appointed today. I applaud my Party Leader for accepting to dialogue with the Government. At the end of the day, the country is bigger than us, and we need to work together."
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