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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, I promise to come to that before I conclude my remarks on that particular Motion. You rightly put it. Hon. Junet is arguing on writing the Budget. He does exactly what we do, to write the Budget. We conducted public hearings and after listening to various Kenyans, there is an adjustment of Kshs1.2 billion to this Budget to accommodate issues of public hearings to cover 12 counties which include Tana River, Garissa, Kitui, Murang’a, Turkana, Samburu, Kericho, Narok, Busia, Homa Bay, Kisii and Kwale counties. It is the provision in the Constitution that makes it mandatory for public hearings to be done. Hon. Deputy Speaker, this Report came in during very difficult times. You will realise there are additional resources such as Ksh53 billion popularly referred to as economic stimulus package that supports farmers through irrigation. Ksh2.6 billion has been allocated so that households can do irrigation on their farms. I am pleased to inform this House that following robust discussions in the public sphere, the national Government submitted a follow-up document for incorporation into the Budget, outlining post-COVID-19 economic stimulus package so that our economy can rejuvenate after this pandemic. The macro-economic framework underpinning the 2020/2021 Budget is anchored on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate of 4.2 per cent in the 2020/2021 Financial Year, based on a 2. 5 per cent growth projection in 2020 and approximately 5.8 per cent growth in 2021. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
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