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    "id": 1342350,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1342350/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kesses, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Julius Rutto",
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    "content": "The KeRRA was established with a clear mandate and responsibility by law, under the Kenya Roads Board Act of 2007. Negating the possibility and the provisions of the same law that was given by this Parliament by coming up with subsidiary legislations that defeats the powers from the same Constitution, is null and void. Therefore, even this debate is a waste of time. We need to communicate to the Cabinet Secretary that that communication should have been cancelled within seven days and a new communication should have been issued. The agencies need to do their work plans for the 2024/2025 Financial Year based on the increased projections. Our revenue increases day-in-day-out. Compared to last year, revenue collection is on a positive trajectory. Therefore, even allocations and ceilings should be increasing. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I support that what KeRRA did is against the principal laws of this Republic. As a House, we need to stand and ask them to stick to their role and mandate. Matters to do with budgeting should be left to this House. Going forward, let every government agency do its work accordingly. The county governments should not scoop what is in the national Government’s coffers. Let them stick with the resources they have been provided for. If it is about increasing their resources, then that should not be done by suppressing the work of the other agencies. Reducing other agencies’ allocations does not meet their demands. Let them work on their source revenue. As the national Government revenue is growing, let the Constitution of Kenya be upheld. County governments allocations should be increased constitutionally but not by suppressing other agencies. Thank you very much."
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