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    "content": "Prime Minister and Minister for Finance and the Government have put huge resources? For what purpose and why? These questions are critical and crucial. So, they require to be analyzed disseminated for the benefit of the people who pay taxes. Kenyans also ask the following questions: When the rain has been that good and over 80 per cent of the population of Kenya rely on agriculture which also contributes about 25 per cent of the GDP, how much goes into this sector? Will we, as a country, live up to what the Government committed itself through the signing of the Maputo Declaration that requires that over a period of time, we should ensure that we invest or put our money in sectors that have high potential to revitalise the economy? One of these sectors is agriculture. We want to know how much has gone to the sector so that we can know that the majority of our people will benefit. Kenyans are also asking: Has the Budget ensured equity in its distribution across the country? How much has gone where? Is there equitable distribution of resources? In March, this year, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance laid on the Table a Budget Policy Statement that detailed the broad macro-economic framework he would use to come up with the final Budget. The same was discussed by hon. Members, a report was laid on the Table, discussed and adopted. Hon. Members are asking: To what extent did the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance comply with the recommendations of hon. Members through their various Departmental Committees in coming up with the final Budget Statement? I want to thank the Chair because you have confirmed that he tried as much as he could to ensure that the various sections of the Fiscal Management Act were complied with as well as complying with some of the recommendations that were contained in the report of the Budget Policy Statement. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in his Budget Policy Statement the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance has shown a discrepancy of Kshs59 billion which was not initially projected in his Budget Policy Statement but which now appears within March, April and May. He now has sources that can increase this outlet. On the outlet of an extra Kshs59 billion, what guided him in allocating the extra money which was not foreseen by the time he laid his Statement on the Table of this House? I would like to make a small statement regarding last year’s Budget. Hon. Members now say that the dispensation and allocation of resources in this country must continue being business as usual. We want to know how last year’s Budget was executed and to what extent it achieved the goals and objectives for which it was set to achieve. It is not enough for a certain department or Ministry to have been allocated Kshs20 billion and spend it. It is more important, as hon. Members, to know the manner in which value for money was realized. The other day various departments were given prizes and trophies because they were number one, two or three in terms of performance contracting. What criteria were they using? Yes, a certain Ministry or department has been able to implement so effectively and efficiently whatever was put on its docket so that every shilling that Kenyans have put in the Exchequer has value for money. We want to come to terms with the principle of performance budgeting so that when we are told this and that department are the ones that performed best, we know they are being evaluated on a known criteria. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you remember very well a little while ago, just recently about a month or so ago, one Permanent Secretary complained in public that"
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