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    "id": 1396854,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah",
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    "content": "we will address this through a Supplementary Budget when we resume after the short Recess. These shortfalls in revenue collections could be one of the reasons for the slowdown in disbursement. Earlier today, during the launch of the medium-term plan for 2023 to 2027, the President spoke extensively about the issue of budgeted corruption. It is our constitutional mandate, as a House, to prepare and approve budgets. While the President addressed other players in the budget-making cycle, I believe he was also addressing those of us who serve in Departmental Committees. As we prepare to deal with the Budget Estimates in the next few weeks, we must scrutinise all budget lines thoroughly to ensure that there is no budgeted corruption from the Executive or even within the House. The President was emphatic on this issue, and I must echo his words here. Even as we push for the disbursement of funds, we should also be aware of budgeted corruption. As a House and budget-making body, we must keep an eye on such issues because the Auditor- General and the Controller of Budget have previously highlighted them. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I will follow up on this matter with the Chairperson or the Budget and Appropriation Committee Vice-Chairperson. They are both absent today, but they should appraise us when we resume after the recess."
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