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    "id": 1037336,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kieni, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kanini Kega",
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        "legal_name": "James Mathenge Kanini Kega",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, the revenue performance is below target as reported in the Quarterly Economic Budget Review that was read in this House a few days ago. This means that the expenditure approvals will have to be met from either additional borrowing or expenditure cut. The National Treasury indicates that they are reviewing the performance of all Ministries and will be making proposals through the Supplementary Estimates. Given the amount of expenditure incurred and that these expenditures affect a number of Multiple Discriminant Analysis (MDAs) the Committee would like to table this schedule to this House and recommend that it be submitted to the departmental committees for scrutiny in line with their respective mandates as we await the Supplementary Budget. In view of the limited fiscal space on account of depressed economic activity and projected revenue underperformance, Members are urged to critically review the Supplementary Budget when it is presented to ensure that only the most critical expenditures will be approved. Importantly, limitations on introduction of new projects should be upheld. This House should note that upon receipt of the information from departmental committees, the Committee will be seeking approval of the House through a Special Motion, unlike previously where expenditure under Article 223 was approved together with other years’ expenditure adjustments in the Supplementary Budget. Hon. Deputy Speaker, when we received that letter from the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury, we invited them for a session where they appeared before us yesterday. They said that they have already spent Ksh17 billion, they have approved Ksh34 billion and they are expected to spend more, but they did not tell us where they are getting the money from. They requested for more time for them to give us the actual Supplementary Budget for them to tell us where they are getting the money from. This House can remember that we have a huge fiscal deficit amounting to over Ksh800 billion coupled with underperforming revenue. So, this is a critical issue that we request the 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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