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    "id": 1256685,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiharu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ndindi Nyoro",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker for the chance. For the neatness of the Hansard, allow me to do it again. I beg to move that the Appropriation Bill, (National Assembly Bill No.27 of 2023), be read a Second Time. Hon. Speaker, the reason we are introducing this Bill is to align the Government spending as we come to the close of the 2022/2023 Financial Year. I really thank the Members of the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the relevant departmental committee Chairs. They rose to the occasion to consider the contents of this Bill over the weekend, which culminated to what we did early this morning and what we are doing now. The Bill in not far- reaching because we are just aligning what the Government will be collecting as revenue with the expenditure as we come to the close of the Financial Year. One of the issues we have considered is the absorption rate of various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Many a times, we appropriate money and some MDAs get huge sums of funds that they cannot absorb. As we come to the close of the Financial Year, we have to consider that fact. We have to put money where it can be absorbed. Therefore, it is more of a realignment of the Government fiscals so that we close the Financial Year with a neat budget. As I previously read, the amount we are considering is a total sum that is shy of Ksh30 billion. That amount in comparison to the size of the budget is marginal. Some of the areas we have considered for increment… Hon. Speaker, I beg, if possible, that Members consult in low tones."
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