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    "speaker_name": "Luanda, DAP-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Dick Oyugi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for mentioning Luanda Constituency. I am told that it is equally a village in Lugari. Hon. Nabii must have been talking about Luanda Constituency and not the village in Lugari. That notwithstanding, allow me to join my other colleagues in adding my voice to this important debate about Supplementary Estimates II. World over supplementary estimates are meant to correct mismatches and projections which have not been met. The Supplementary Estimates II tabled by the Government is meant to close the gaps and shortfalls we may have overlooked as a House. Allow me to start by applauding the Liaison Committee. On page 4 of their report, they flagged a very important aspect that has been abused in this country under Article 223 of the Constitution. This is where funds have continually been withdrawn or spent without necessarily having gone through this Article, only to be legalised later. The Liaison Committee was very clear that some of the activities whose funds were spent under Article 223 of the Constitution need to have been budgeted for. To me, this is a very brave decision by that Committee. It is good that they worked on this Supplementary Estimates II. They are supposed to help us address some of the inequalities and injustices that the previous Committee did. If I may pick up where Hon. Nabii left off, public participation was done in Vihiga County. I marshalled a number of my constituents from Luanda all the way to Vihiga. Members of the public expressed themselves about the gap that needed to be filled. Among the 21 counties that had been visited, Vihiga County was one of them. We presented our proposals, and they were factored in. It is sad to note that as we discuss Supplementary Estimates II, the proposals have been brought down. We know well that other counties that previously enjoyed public participation had an opportunity to express their desires on the Budget. It is true that the former committee kind of abused the privilege they had by extending their allocation from a mere Ksh2 billion to almost Ksh12 billion. That, in effect, denied us our rights as a people. Therefore, as we discuss this, I do so with a heavy heart. This is because Vihiga County and, specifically, the Luanda constituency lost that opportunity. However, Hon. Temporary Speaker, you raised this in the House yesterday. I am happy that the Leader of the Majority Party committed himself that the same will be restored in the coming Budget. Vihiga County shall get what it ought to have gotten. Resource allocation is a very important thing that needs to be taken with a lot of seriousness. That is why the framers of the Constitution found it fit that Parliament has a role in resource allocation. 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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