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    "id": 1524964,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui Central, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "The third point is the issue of the Treasury Single Account. This has become a song in this Republic and in this House. You and I have served in the Budget and Appropriations Committee for a long time, and the Treasury Single Account is something we have talked about for over 10 years. I always wonder why we cannot implement the recommendation to operationalise the Treasury Single Account. I see a recommendation that it should be done by 1st July 2025. How I wish this time, this House will enforce that recommendation so that by 1st July 2025, we will be talking about a Treasury Single Account. There are very many benefits which accrue to that account, and this country will benefit in a bigger way if we move in that direction. Lastly, Hon. Temporary Speaker, is the issue of the digitisation of our public debt. The other day, you saw in the newspaper that this country has been operating a manual system. Kenya prides itself on being the regional leader. You have heard the stories about Tanzania and Uganda. Our neighbours are doing better in managing public debt, and the reason they have gone digital is to reduce issues of corruption. The longer we remain on a manual system, the more we open wide doors for corruption. We should take the migration of our public debt management from a manual system to a digital system seriously. With those many remarks, I support this Report."
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