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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Eldas, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Adan Keynan",
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        "legal_name": "Adan Wehliye Keynan",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. By definition, supplementary is used to address unexpected and unavoidable circumstances. I see people questioning because a Government is a system. In fact, in some jurisdictions, some of these developed countries have supplementary estimates almost every month. It is not a surprise. It is not out of place that we have these Supplementary Estimates II nearly three months to the end of the financial year 2024/2025. It is not unexpected. The other bit is that supplementary estimates are also used to adjust the budget realities with the fiscal framework. Equally, supplementary estimates are also expected to cater for any carryovers from the previous financial year. In our context, this second supplementary is in line with the Public Finance Management Act, 2012. It is not, again, out of the blue. I have heard people talk about it. The framers - and I know you are a seasoned lawyer, Hon. Temporary Speaker - of the current Constitution were not fools to have Article 223. We are running a system. Every Member here should try to have a budget for their family for one week. Within that week, you will change three or four times. How about a state or a system managing the affairs of over 50 million people? It is not out of the norm. There are certain things that we need to address. While we expect that is the reality, we must also look at what will add value to the well-being of the people of Kenya. In particular, the crisis in the education sector. Is it because of a lack of funding? Is it because of inadequate funding? Is it because of mismanagement? Is it because of the decay in our society that today, some of the key critical institutions like the University of Nairobi, Moi University and Egerton University are almost struggling? If you go to Moi University, it has some of the best educational infrastructure an institution is supposed to have. I am told that during our days in the late 80s and early 90s, some of the facilities, like the Margaret Thatcher Library, were the epicentre of the best ICT facilities, not only in Africa, but in the entire world. Today, I am told, we used to have some of the best student facilities—even the administration. I am told the whole infrastructure is dilapidated. Students are running away. We can only blame ourselves. That road needs to be cleared. The University of Nairobi is in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). I am sure many colleagues here have gone to the University of Nairobi simply because of the tussle and the power struggle between the management and the council. Can that not be cured? Egerton University is going through the same. As much as we invest in Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), we must also protect those critical institutions that are supposed to take over. Look at the stages in our education system. You have gone through CBC. Ultimately, you want to go to a university. That university is being destroyed. I urge colleagues - and I know our able Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Education and Research is here - please do not fear. We need to support our institutions. I know you have done something about Moi University after eight years because of that rogue Vice-Chancellor. I am sorry to say this. But equally, look at the University of Nairobi. The other bit is the issue of pending bills from both the national and county governments. Somebody has rightly put it here. Unless we have a thriving business environment for entrepreneurs because business with the state is supposed to be the most lucrative business for any will-be businessperson. There is comfort, predictability and certainty when you trade with governments. That is all over the world. But here in our Kenyan system, you do business with the national Government and are not paid. You have a loan and other 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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