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"content": "We are also recommending that more funds be allocated in the next Budget to the Ministry of Lands to re-settle the landless and squatters in our Republic. If we are serious about the issue of landlessness, then we must put our money where our mouths are. We must set aside monies for that exercise. We are also saying that more funds be allocated in the next Budget to the Ministry of Lands for computerisation, land policy implementation, land information management system, and so on. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, we also recommend that the Ministry of Lands be considered for additional vehicles to enable the Ministry carry out its mandate effectively. We were very impressed by what the Minister, the Permanent Secretary (PS) and the staff are trying to do. As we said, the task of this rather foundational Ministry is enormous. We think there are bigger issues here that the Government needs to consider. This may not be the time to say it, but it is very sad when a country spends the kind of money we spend on Recurrent Budget every year. If you put all the Ministries together and see the proportion of the Budget that goes to Recurrent Expenditure and that which goes to Development Expenditure, you will notice that it is way out of proportion for a country that wants to move forward. Suggested by what we are recommending here, and what we will be hearing with regard to other Ministries, I suspect that, down the road, is the whole issue of public sector reform. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, with those few remarks, I beg to support."
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