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    "content": "prepare their cash flows in accordance with needs. That is something that we also at the Treasury are emphasizing to line Ministries. We do see that at times funds are, indeed, released to line Ministries and they end up “sitting” in their respective Central Bank of Kenya accounts. That is, indeed an issue that we need to look at as we move forward. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue of money for civic education, it is, indeed, my understanding that at least, there has been some provision. But more importantly, we know that there is a lot of money that has been given through various NGOs by development partners for the same purpose. We all want Kenyans to be informed on the Draft Constitution to be able to make informed comments on the draft that is before us, so that we can move together as a country and ensure that we give ourselves a new Constitution in the shortest possible time. There was an issue raised on rules and regulations for the stimulus package. Again, it is not a question of us wanting to play favour to one Member or another. But this is the first time that we have developed a framework. Consequently, there has been a lot of debate between the Treasury and various Parliamentary Committees on that particular framework and changes have been made as we go along. So, the reason for the lack of clarity is that we were developing this process. At times, the communication is not clear, but we believe that we will develop and adopt a framework to be put into place. Once that is done, the rules and regulations will be clear. There will be no reason for any particular Member of Parliament to troop to the Treasury to ask questions. There was also an issue raised with regard to money set aside for nominated hon. Members of Parliament. As the hon. Mbadi mentioned, there is, indeed, discussion with the National Assembly and the Speaker to see how that money can be reallocated to take into account the various programmes that the National Assembly has, including the provision of offices for Nominated Members of Parliament. We have deliberated on this Budget for a long term. There was the question also raised about the pace of implementation and monies being returned to the Treasury. That, again, is an issue, but it will be important for us to also point out that if we move and work as a team, for example, if we had approved this Budget in August, we would have made an incredible leap forward in terms of implementation. So, we really need to be able to move together. As we go on, it is my hope that we will be able to set aside issues. Budgets belong to all of us. We need to divorce it from other issues, so that we do not interrupt the budgetary process and its implementation because, at the end of the day, that is what we are all here to do; to ensure that resources are taken to the people in the shortest possible time and managed in an efficient manner. So, I hope that we shall be able to divorce budgetary issues from other issues that may crop up."
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