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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mariam Omar",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I stand here to support the report from the Committee on Finance and Budget considering I am also a Member of that commmittee. Before I go on, I pass my condolences to baby--- from Kirinyaga and may the Lord put his soul in eternal peace. Firstly, on the benefit of the budget, even if the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic Planning is in that position, he does not know the benefits of a budget. I will highlight benefits of a budget. Budgets improve financial decision making, help in accountability and transparency. If the Cabinet Secretary knew the benefits of a budget like accountability and transparency, he would have come to the Committee to become accountable and transparent with regard to the budget. A budget helps in managing debts and credits and encourages saving. The budget addresses unemployment. On unemployment, there is the value chain which the budget touches on and it has the agricultural side but they have left out the pastoralist communities. On the side of the health sector, there is Kshs29 billion budgeted under the Ministry of Health and yet, they are supposed to be devolution projects supposed to be done by counties. This was taken to the Ministry and I believe the Kshs29 billion must go back to counties. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the other issue is on pending bills. If we had known the importance of a budget – accountability and transparency, we would not have such volumes of pending bills and they are supposed to be a first charge in the budget. When we were interacting with stakeholders, we realized that we called commissions and independent commissions. We had six of them. This was the first time we called The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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