Raphael Bitta Sauti Wanjala

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM)There were several interjections.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Thank you. The President is ambitious about the dams, and this is a good idea. However, how shall we implement this? We do not have sufficient funds, and resources are limited. We must deliberately decide whether to use the Kenyan Army or recruit more individuals...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) I did not suggest that it was wrong. I appreciate it, but I would like to emphasise that businesspeople have incapacitated this country, which is why we are lagging. They take a lot of money from the Government. If we procure more equipment and employ...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I agree with her. However, it is not the Army that will be manufacturing cement, tarmac, metal, timber, boots or the clothes they wear; what I am talking about is the manpower to do the work. She has even mentioned the progress...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) I have not mentioned the name.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Of course. For Instance, in the United States, the Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins Clinic, and Cleveland Clinic. Those are the three top ranges there. The same thing is in the United Kingdom (UK) and many other countries. So, having a few exceptional top referral and...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I agree with you, but the Hon. Member said that they have not had tarmac roads since independence. It has now been 60 years since independence. That means that for 60 years, that area has not had a tarmac road. Even the...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) The past has a bearing on the future.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Responsible people in various offices should ensure that areas like Busia and Garissa, which did not previously benefit, now do. 26th November 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 32

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Hon. Member is misleading the House and Kenyans that you can grow food without rain. Further, he went on to say that they have water in a reservoir. That means the water came from rain. So, we need rain to have...