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    "id": 1077085,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tharaka, DP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. George Gitonga",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "George Gitonga Murugara",
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    "content": "Out there, Kenyans are watching us. They are anxious to know exactly what we are doing and especially what the Cabinet Secretary is coming to tell Parliament tomorrow as regards to expenditure in their country. From time immemorial, it has always been that the budget-making process is a process where Kenyans are burdened by the Government through heavy taxation, heavy borrowing and increase of prices of consumables that support the daily livelihood of Kenyans. It is vitally important for us to note that from the 2010 Constitution, Parliament was granted the sole role of budget-making in the country. Therefore, in as much as we can blame the Executive for all manner of wrong-doing and whatever else, we also have a role to play when it comes to making budgets that are supposed to be friendly to the citizens of the country. So, tomorrow, we will be given the Budget Estimates to a tune of Ksh3.6 trillion, out of which we are informed that through our own internal revenue collection processes, we may be able to raise about Kshs1.8 trillion, while the rest definitely is going to be funded through borrowing. There is hue and cry in this country when it comes to borrowing because every Kenyan feels we have over- borrowed and it is high time we stopped the borrowing menace or spree that we get into every day. At the same time, Kenyans are saying that they are over-taxed. Therefore, there must be a remedy from Parliament as regards taxation. When we put these points across to the Executive, we are met with various responses including that, if you want any road done or if you want your very famous and popular National Government Constituencies Development Fund to be disbursed, if you want 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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