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    "id": 122810,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/122810/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ogindo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 120,
        "legal_name": "Martin Otieno Ogindo",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Minister for Finance for his Budget. We support it. However, from now on, we want the Minister to strictly comply with the Fiscal Management Act as far as the various reporting of the goings on in the Ministry are concerned. I also want to thank the Minister for having introduced the Economic Stimulus Programmes in his Budget. It is very popular; however, a few things stand out. One of them is that while we expect the Economic Stimulus to stimulate economic growth at the grassroots level, a few administrative challenges are posed there. For example, when we engage local stakeholders in meetings, there is no provision for administrative costs that plan the implementation of the economic stimulus. In the absence of that cost, we stand out to miss on the proper planning and implementation of the Economic Stimulus Programme. On that, we risk losing this opportunity. I want to ask the Minister for Finance and all the relevant Ministries to look into that issue so that administrative costs are factored in. This is in the same fashion that I normally say that once the Kenya Roads Board (KRB) money goes to the locals, there is a component on administrative cost. I want to persuade the Minister to consider that. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we also look forward to an economic growth out of this implementation. I want to urge the Minister that when preparing these things, the need for grassroots involvement is very important. When we say we project an economic growth of 10 per cent, it is important to realize that the economic growth of this country is a summation of the individual productivity at the grassroots level. It is important that we find a way of involving the grassroots into our economic programmes and plans, so that they appreciate and move with the Minister at the same"
}