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    "id": 1383866,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dagoretti North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Beatrice Elachi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also rise to support and thank the Chairman knowing very well that, pursuant to Section 25 of the Public Financial Management (PFM) Act, we always have to receive the Budget Policy Statement (BPS). It also sets strategic priorities. When I look at it, I realise the Government has set five core pillars in agriculture inclusive of growth, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development, digital superhighway, creative industry, housing and health care. When I look at how the votes have been put through, I realise that we also had the Hustler Fund and that it is benefiting the youth. But it is important for the Government to do an assessment so that we can understand whether, indeed, it is now impacting the lives, especially of people in the informal sectors. When we talk of pending bills, which I would have wished we did... This is because the Chairman has done what he can based on what the Executive has brought in. But then, when you are trying to implement policies that can mitigate the negatives that we have, one of the negatives that we must talk about is how to deal with pending bills which, right now, many of our contractors and suppliers are even wondering about. So, as much as we want to move forward, we shall always have that animal biting us. It is within this House that we must come up with a solution that will help the Executive understand that it is time to pay Kenyans who took loans to supply to the Government. Right now, some of them are just collapsing because their properties and many other things are being taken. Yet, when we give the monies to county governments, they do not and will not pay them. So, we must come up with a framework. When 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"
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