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"content": "Additionally, even with the declaration of unconstitutionality, the High Court has been gracious enough to suspend that declaration. We are, therefore, back to the status quo before the judgment and even the previous Rulings. So, do not go into that area."
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"speaker_name": "Embakasi West, JP",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Mark Mwenje",
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"content": " Okay."
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"content": " Our substantive Speaker, the Rt. Hon. (Dr) Francis Masika Moses Wetang’ula, will brief you at his own time. Do not worry, and do not debate it. I have also seen some people wiping their tears by distorting that Ruling through the media, but just ignore that. We are leaders. We know what the Court said and what we should do."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand guided. As I said, I made a disclaimer because I was not present when the Ruling was made. I will trust your better judgment and drop that matter at that point. The other issue is that the great County of Homa Bay hosted Madaraka Day. We also had debate on the nominees for appointment to the Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) who were approved by the House yesterday. Hon. TJ went into great length explaining how we have several Members of Parliament from Homa Bay, including the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning, who used to sit with us. He was one of my tutors who taught me about the Finance Bill last year. However, I would like to send him some advisory notes as he prepares to come here to deliver the Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 2025/2026. He was here and he promised us Ksh52 billion. By the time Hon. Mbadi comes here, we do not want to make it uncomfortable for him. Let him come with the Ksh52 billion for NG-CDF as he delivers his Ksh4.3 trillion Budget. If we trust him with Ksh4.3 trillion, and I state on the record that we trust him with Ksh4.3 trillion, surely what is Ksh52 billion. Actually, the remaining amount is less than Ksh30 billion. I am sure he can disburse that as he delivers that Budget so that he can move this country forward. Hon. Temporary Speaker, with that, I congratulate the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee and tell them to keep up this work. Make sure it is always fair going forward. Thank you."
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"content": " Hon. Daniel Manduku, Member for Nyaribari Masaba."
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"speaker_name": "Nyaribari Masaba, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Manduku",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Hon. Samuel Atandi-led Budget and Appropriations Committee has done a commendable job. I am not an expert in finance, but I have gone through the proposed expenditure and estimates, and I can comfortably say that this Committee has, for once, balanced the revenue and the expenditure side while minimising the deficit. From the onset, I commend the work done that has been done by the Committee in trying to ensure that we get some discipline in matters finance. Without repeating what most of my colleagues have said, I will highlight a few areas that are very key and pertinent to ensuring that we have a disciplined financial sector. One, I commend the Committee for ensuring that Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), which is mandated by law to collect taxes on behalf of this country, has been given resources to expand the tax base. Further, it has been given resources to implement a new system so that we can minimise human interaction and, therefore, eradicate possible areas of conflict or corruption. If we ensured that 70 to 80 per cent of our tax raising measures are tech-driven and that there is no human interface, I can assure you that under the guidance of a very able Commissioner General, Mr Wattanga, that revenue Authority will surpass its current targets. There are good signs given that already, in areas tax collection, and with specific reference to value added tax, the authority is doing very well. It is exceeding expectations. Something else that I commend this Committee on, and in hindsight, remember what we went through last year, is that there are no adverse tax raising measures in this Budget. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for informationpurposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"speaker_name": "Nyaribari Masaba, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Manduku",
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"content": "We have made a budget with resources that we can easily attain without further burdening the taxpayer. Something else that I would like to highlight is on the issue of public debt. This House resolved that going forward, we would have a mix of 70 per cent to 30 per cent being the ratio between foreign and domestic debt, and that in the medium term, we hope that we shall achieve this. Going through the proposed borrowing for this year, I can comfortably say that we will get there if we follow the recommendations of this House. I come from Kisii County. I am extremely happy to know that this Committee has allocated a total of Ksh1 billion to the construction and completion of the Kisii Cancer Centre. We have serious cancer cases and the plans to elevate Kisii University to a full medical college will make it a reference point in the region, and it will surpass Homa Bay County and other neighbouring counties in providing quality health care for our people."
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"speaker_name": "Nyaribari Masaba, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Manduku",
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"content": "I strongly believe in affordable housing. Anyone who doubted that this country can change should go and see the new houses at the Mukuru kwa Njenga Slums. I can assure you that our people will have magnificent houses with quality sanitation in the next five years. It is in that light that I thank this Committee for allocating adequate resources to not only complete the ongoing affordable housing projects, but to also, have decent markets spread across every constituency. I dare say that those markets will be game-changers because they come with proper sanitation, working spaces, spaces for mothers and children to rest, accessibility, safety and security. The Committee has also recommended that funds be set aside to pay staff of the Universal Health Coverage programme who have been out here for many days. I also thank the Committee for setting aside funds to recruit junior secondary school interns. If those areas are well-funded and well-supervised, they would make a big and significant change in the development of our country."
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"speaker_name": "Nyaribari Masaba, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Manduku",
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"content": "Many Members have not talked about the innovative way of securitising the Road Maintenance Levy Fund so that most of our stalled road projects can be completed. It is commendable that we are allocating adequate funds to the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector, as well as the sports sector so as to grow our talent. Overall, having been in this House for more than two years, I can say that this Budget has a very high level of equity. You can point out the monies that are being sent to virtually every county and region. I hope that, that will be the spirit going forward, and that by the end of our term, we shall tell our people that this is what we did. With those few remarks, I support this proposal and hope that we shall implement it."
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"content": " Deputy Leader of the Majority Party, Hon. Owen Baya."
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