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    "content": "to be shared to all the various demands that come up. Hence we need to be able to understand that this is a discussion and there is no need to threaten one another. We may not pass the Budget, but it is not me who suffers; it is the country that suffers. At the end of the day, whenever these Motions are read, as by law, I state that this Motion has the authority of the President. The reason for that statement is that certainly this Motion already has been endorsed and passed by the Cabinet. This is the policy direction that the Government has decided to take. What we read here is not a creation of Treasury or the Ministry of Finance, but rather an agreed document, based on the available resources and the priorities that have been laid down by the Government. So, therefore, I will plead with the hon. Members that as we move forward, let us understand that this is a partnership. This is a partnership that requires dialogue not threats. This is a partnership that requires exchange of views with a view to ensuring at the end of the day we provide services to the people of this Republic and we ensure that we achieve the rate of growth that is necessary for us to be able to provide employment, to end poverty and to deal with hunger and disease. That is the spirit in which I read my last Budget Statement; it is the same spirit with which I am moving this particular Motion; it is the same spirit that I shall have in the next Budget, if I will still be the Minister for Finance. Therefore, all I say is let us dialogue, let us move forward together; there is no need for an us versus them attitude; there is no need for threats; what we need is to develop Kenya together. With those few remarks, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move."
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