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    "id": 1077034,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1077034/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mavoko, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Patrick Makau",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 2328,
        "legal_name": "Patrick Makau King'ola",
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    "content": "State Department of Tourism has the same story. It has Kshs.6.9 billion that translates to Kshs3.3 billion for recurrent and Kshs1.3 billion for development. Hon. Speaker, the National Treasury has only allocated Kshs1.8 billion against a requirement of Kshs6.4 billion and expects the Ministry of Tourism to raise Kshs4 billion in Appropriations-in-Aid. That is not possible given the COVID-19 situation and even globally tourism is not doing well so we are saying these estimates be realistic. Otherwise, as a country we are going to lose and when you look at the failure to fund these state departments you see colleges like Ronald Ngala in Mombasa which initially was supposed to be a training institute for the hospitality industry about four years ago is only 60 per cent complete. I am told the original bill was Kshs330 million. Now, the contractors expect to be paid Kshs1.5 billion. Why? This is because of penalties and interests that accrue due to failure of payment. Hon. Speaker, I think it is high time National Treasury became serious in its estimates and I hope this House will take their rightful position in the budget-making process because from where we sit I think it is wrong for the National Treasury to hide deficits. If I am speaking for the two ministries that we oversee, we do not expect them to collect money in this difficult times. With these few remarks, I support."
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