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    "id": 1451068,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Malava, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Malulu Injendi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to thank the Budget and Appropriations Committee for this Supplementary Budget. Unfortunately, we are revising our earlier budget due to the demonstrations in this country. We learnt during the Supplementary Budget meetings that the National Treasury came up with budget cuts across all departments without consulting the parent ministries. For example, the Departmental Committee on Education and Research deals with basic education, TVETs, universities and TSC. When the principal secretaries appeared before that Committee, they stated that they were not consulted on the budget cuts. We are in this state and have no choice because the Financial Bill, 2024 was rejected. I want to thank the Committee because the intern’s recruitment is continuing. We were afraid it would be discontinued. The Government promised the intern teachers that after an internship of one or two years, it would recruit. The TSC has assured us that all 46,000 intern teachers will be recruited. I also want to allay the fears raised by Hon. Lesuuda about the intern teachers who held demonstrations over the programme. We were assured by the Chief Executive Officer of the TSC that the 748 interns will be recruited together with the others. I also want to thank the Budget and Appropriations Committee because in the Supplementary Budget, something which requires a policy shift happened, where the school feeding programme was removed from the main budget. However, the Departmental Committee on Education and Research ensured it was returned. Previously, it had been moved to the State Department for ASALs and Regional Development. I want to thank the Budget and Appropriations Committee for returning the school feeding programme to the Ministry of Education because it has infrastructure that can ensure it goes on. Kenyans must understand that this Supplementary Budget, will not meet some of their expectations. The Chairperson has talked about electricity and the roads we had promised our constituents. This will not continue because of budget cuts. In the next Supplementary Budget in September, they should restore the money allocated to TVETs. We want all constituencies to have TVET centres so that our youth have proper training. The budget for TVETs was removed and so constituencies without them are disadvantaged. When the economy improves, TVET projects will be restored and this will ensure proper training in our country. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I support the Supplementary Budget."
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