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"content": "Indeed, I note with satisfaction that the Joint Committee tabled its Report as directed by the Chair. As you are aware, the House subsequently deliberated upon the Report and approved it on Wednesday, 13th April, 2009, during the afternoon Sitting. Among the findings of the Joint Committee was:- That, whereas errors were detected in the details contained in the Supplementary Estimates, they did not have any impact on the overall figure as appearing in the Printed Estimates laid on the Table of the House in June, 2008, and that the difference of Kshs10,763,446,275 does not constitute any loss or misappropriation of public funds. Hon. Members, on 5th July, 2005, the then Member of Parliament for Mandera Central, Mr. Billow Kerrow, had sought clarification on the format of the Printed Estimates for the Fiscal Year 2005/2006, which had changes in the classification of the âItem Codeâ and the description of the expenditure. The then Minister for Finance, hon. Mwiraria, stated, and I quote:- âI wish to confirm that this matter has been sufficiently addressed by my office through the requirement that each Ministry provides district budgets with a detailed project list to the House to accompany the Revenue and Expenditure Estimates. Let me state that, as the Government, we are determined to maintain transparency and accountability.â Following that assurance, the then Chair ruled, and I quote:- âFirst, it is clear that it is the duty of this Parliament to authorize taxation and approve the utilization of the taxation. Secondly, for Parliament to be able to discharge that responsibility, it ought and must have sufficient details to enable it make an informed judgement on the allocation of the resources.â"
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