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    "speaker_name": "Alego Usonga, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Samuel Atandi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also join my colleagues in supporting the First Supplementary Estimates. These estimates have been done in response to complaints from Kenyans who do not want to be overtaxed, and also following the collapse of the Finance Bill 2024. Hon. Temporary Speaker, there have been attempts to create austerity measures. I want to assure Members - because I sit in the Budget and Appropriations Committee - that the austerity measures that have been implemented in this Budget Estimates are real. As it was suggested by Kenyans, there will be no continuous largesse in Government, especially in this House, Parliament. Parliament has been given resources to only support their operations. There are no excess allocations everywhere, even in the Executive and Judiciary. I want to ask Kenyans to support this one. Also, this is the first time that allocations to the NG-CDF have been cut, and I am happy that most Members of Parliament agree to this because they understand the implication of raising more taxes. This Budget is answering the needs of Kenyans, and going forward, I know the Government will live within its means. Hon. Temporary Speaker, the other issue that I want to address has to do with public debt because it is a fundamental aspect of this Budget. Kenyans do not want us to borrow. Kenyans are tired of these humongous loans. Therefore, Kenyans are saying that we better forego certain services, but live within our means. I know that borrowing has a lot of implications in the money market; interest rates have started to rise because of the projection that there will be a lot of borrowing going forward. I urge the Executive to do everything within our ability so as not to accumulate more debts. This is because the accumulation of more debts has the opposite effect of creating instability in the 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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