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    "speaker_name": "Buuri, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mugambi Rindikiri",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute. First, let me play from the point of ignorance. We were told that we come from some schools that are not well adorned with knowledge. The fact is they are the ones who are teaching us how to apply economics. President Mwai Kibaki put a lot of emphasis on economic planning. The Jubilee and Azimio Government did away with the State Department for Economic Planning. You will agree with us that it will be very difficult to prove the existence of looters. The Jubilee Government and their Azimio brothers concentrated more on aspects of downgrading proper planning. Our Kenya Kwanza Government is very keen on executing its plans and the first step is to align the available resources with the activities it wants to do. I want to reply to my colleague and professor of the University of Nairobi that it is very difficult to project theft. The infamous sacks of carrying money were done away with on the day of the Supreme Court ruling. Hon. John Mbadi, we did not have time to take control of the National Treasury until the President was sworn in. I want to applaud the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee for taking keen interest in realigning the expenditures in a short time. They should have given us the names of notorious departments well known of misusing public finances. For sure, the remnants of Azimio and Jubilee Party are still in Government and in control of the various ministries. So, this is their problem yet, they are spending a lot of energy shouting and playing to the gallery. They are not saying they are part of this. I can assure you that we will get rid of them. I have been in this House slightly longer and I am not a cheerleader. Nowadays, people do not recognise cheerleading. The Budget and Appropriations Committee has taken time to realign revenue with activities the Government wants to do. I am happy because this Supplementary Budget is addressing a factor which is dear to us like putting money into the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) account, funding stalled projects, realigning and addressing repayment of debts. Since Independence, there has been no other Government which has come out clean to state the challenges and solutions. This is what the Budget and Appropriations Committee has done. It is very unfortunate to play to the gallery. The senior Members who were in leadership in the last Parliament are the same ones demonising the Kenya Kwanza Government. We heard what the Leader of the Minority Party and Member for Funyula said, and it is on The Hansard . We are on the other side and know what we are doing. We do not want you to criticise us but critique. We know what the Kenya Kwanza Government is doing. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This Budget is directing finances to due plan."
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