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    "id": 1081370,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1081370/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kieni, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kanini Kega",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1813,
        "legal_name": "James Mathenge Kanini Kega",
        "slug": "james-mathenge-kanini-kega"
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    "content": "With regard to the Development Budget, there will be a major reduction in regard to the following: A reduction of Kshs7.3 billion from Power Transmission and Distribution Programme under the Ministry of Energy; and, a reduction of Kshs3.78 billion from the Health Policy Standards and Regulations Programme under the Ministry of Health. Of course, there is also a reduction of Kshs2.72 billion from the Public Finance Management Programme under the National Treasury. There is also another reduction in the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation under Water Resources Management; that is Kshs2.097 billion. There is also a reduction of Kshs1.5 billion from the Secondary Education Programme under the State Department for Early Learning and Basic Education. All these are as a result of low absorption in donor financed projects. As we will be making our recommendations in the policy, we have also indicated that we need to do some forensic audit on those foreign financed projects. The other reasons were not very clear as to why the reduction was made. The major increment in this Budget is Kshs13.2 billion for road transport under the State Department for Infrastructure. Most of these were going to pending bills. We are happy that, at least, from the pronouncement of the Cabinet Secretary (CS) when he came here for the address two weeks ago, he directed that ministries and departments should undertake to pay pending bills. We are happy that they have also led by example. So, the Kshs13.28 billion towards road infrastructure was basically to pay pending bills. 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."
}