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    "content": "I was asked by hon. Members who have taken this thing very seriously to quote: “The Ministry has a resource allocation gap of Kshs5 billion which has impacted negatively on the establishment of the disease-free zones, livestock extension services, recruitment of technical staff, construction of satellite abattoirs and livestock disease control.” I am also kindly requested by my membership for the purposes of the HANSARD to say:- “The Treasury has not provided the funds for the creation of disease-free zones that were provided for in this financial year as per the Budget Strategy Paper presented by the Minister for Finance”. I believe the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance does not want us to rise under Standing Order No.97 (f). We passed that strategy paper here believing that he was to allocate funds for this sub-sector. That is why we are here. We are not here just to make Ministers and Government smile. We are here to give an oversight role. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is a book called the “Bible”, my Muslim brothers will bear with me. In one of the books there is one chapter which says that even those who have little, the little will be taken away from them so that it is given to those who have a lot. This is what has happened with this Ministry for the last 20 years. They have lost research stations, vehicles--- I want to tell you that around 1980s they brought a programme that was to rehabilitate Land Rovers. That time, my Land Rover was GK 612R, just to confirm. That Land Rover was rehabilitated and given to the Ministry of Agriculture. This was because the Ministry of Agriculture was a bigger brother and they were splitting Ministries. They have lost hard-earned buildings. Like thinking Kenyans and the international community put up grazing blocks like Modogashe and other structures. Now they are occupied by the District Commissioners (DCs). Yes, we need the DCs because they are good for administration. However, these are the people who are enjoying the cream. They are the ones who have the money. Why do they go to this miserable Ministry enjoying only 0.69 per cent of budgetary allocation and get the little that the Ministry has? They should vacate those buildings or give an equivalent of that budget so that this Ministry can be able to walk. You cannot keep crippling their feet and expect them to move."
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