Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 1383834,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1383834/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 666,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tetu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Geoffrey Wandeto",
    "speaker": null,
    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also rise to applaud the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee for a well-thought-out Report on the 2024 BPS. At the outset, I must admit that this Budget is quite pro-poor. It touches on the most important aspects and the most pressing needs of the lives of our people. This is very much in line with the Kenya Kwanza Government’s Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda. I would like to point out a few things that have caught my attention. One of them is the need to complete the ongoing projects, especially roads. In my Constituency of Tetu, we have a number of roads that have stalled. So, the additional money that has been provided is going to become very useful for that purpose. It is also very important that we deal with pending bills. It is important to note that they have now become the third most important source of Government financing. Ideally, they should not because we should not be waiting for Small and Mid-size Enterprises (SMEs) to provide services to Government, but wait for many years to be paid. It is, therefore, important that we set aside money for them. Putting more money to farming through subsidised fertiliser, subsidised seeds and seedlings is a welcome move. Part of the reason why inflation reduced to 6.3 per cent in the month of February is because of the good harvest we got in the last two seasons. With the rains setting in early, it is important that we fast-track taking subsidised fertiliser to our farmers so that they can be on time for planting. The hiring of 20,000 interns, and especially the confirmation of the ones who are already interns, will come as a big relief. As Members of Parliament, we were already under a lot of pressure from the interns on whether they were going to be relieved of their duties or confirmed at the end of their term. The move to ensure 100 per cent of them will be absorbed on permanent and pensionable basis comes as an extra relief. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
}