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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when the Minister was moving this Motion, he talked of timely implementation of this Budget. I want to remind him that the flow of funds in the just ending financial year has not been good at all. It is good that the Minister for Finance really walked the talk by assuring this House and Kenyans at large, that there is going to be timely implementation of the Budget, starting from 1st of July, 2009, which is just next week, we better adhere to that. If you look at some of the projects that were actually planned for the last financial year, and the closing of the financial year was today in all Government Ministries, they have not been done. So, we may be forced to spend money for the coming financial year to do projects that were budgeted for the last financial year. Finally, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would also like to urge the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance that in future, they should consider allocating more money to Development Expenditure or more money should go to development projects rather than to Recurrent Expenditure. If you look at this year’s Budget, you will realize that 28 Ministries have been allocated more money for Recurrent Expenditure whereas 18 Ministries have been allocated more funds for Development Expenditure. Even for the Vote on Account that he is asking this House to pass today, out of that money, over 50 per cent--- In fact, the Development Vote is only 50 per cent of the Recurrent Vote. This makes me to wonder, especially in his own Ministry. In the Ministry for Finance, you will find that Kshs20 billion is going for Recurrent Expenditure while Kshs22 billion is going for Development expenditure. So, one wonders, what does the Ministry of Finance have in terms of the Development Vote to carry a whopping Kshs22 billion in this year’s financial Budget. So, it is my kind request that we consider giving the Development Vote more money than the Recurrent Vote. With those few remarks, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to support."
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