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    "content": "the Prime Minister but also for other constitutional office holders because the trend is the same. There is the Office of the Vice-President and that of the Chief Justice. The Committee felt very strongly that all constitutional office holders should occupy official residences whereby in those residences they should sign bills and account for all expenses incurred the way it is done in the White House. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Committee sought to know why there was an increase in domestic travel, foreign travel and hospitality from Kshs191.7 million in the last financial year to Kshs277.3 million under the Sub-Head 4003 – Prime Minister’s Cabinet Affairs. It emerged that the Prime Minister chairs five committees of the Cabinet and therefore there was that need for adequate budgetary allocation to facilitate meetings. The Committee was also concerned about the increased allocation under Sub-Head 024 – Environmental Management Programmes which went up from Kshs77.3 million to Kshs557.45 this financial year. The Committee heard that this increase was as a result of the need to resettle people who would be moved from Mau and the need to employ surveyors, specifically security officers and other rehabilitation agents. Further, it was stated that there is a special task force whose mandate is to review the situation on the ground and in doing so, the task force needs to hire experts. So, that justified that budgetary allocation. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Committee had very few areas of concern and those were the areas, considering the fact that the Ministry is very new. The Committee recommends that the Prime Minister be allowed to withdraw the requested funds from the Consolidated Fund and that more funds be allocated in the forthcoming financial year, bearing in mind that he plays a pivotal role of supervising and co- ordinating Government programmes for efficiency in delivery of service in the Government. With those few remarks, I wish to support."
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