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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ruteere",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Silas Muriuki Ruteere",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was on the Floor of the House when the House rose. I wish to continue from where I left on the budget democratisation process. I said that Members of Parliament being the voices and representatives of the people, it is vital that they have a participatory role in the making of the Budget. This is because as it is now, Members of Parliament have not participated in the making of the Budget. They were not consulted yet this involves taxation which is imposed by Parliament and which we have a responsibility to accept and explain to the public. How taxpayer's money is used, is laid down in the Budget. The same people who tax are the same people who should say how the money should be used. There is no point of us coming here to say that this Ministry or Department does not have enough money or we do not have enough teachers or we do not have employees and so on. This is because we were omitted from the budgetary making process. The Mover of this Motion did a very good thing because it implies that in future Budgets, the process will be all-inclusive and consultative. For that matter, the views from every constituency and every village will be heard. The demands and needs of the people will be put in place and provided for by the Budget. This is also a sure way of fighting corruption because it has permeated every part of our society. When we are consulted and we know how the money is going to be raised and used, we will be able to fight corruption right from the outset. Projects that have been prioritised will be allocated funds in the constituencies. We should not be seeing projects that have not been given priority being allocated money in the Budget. 1708 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 9, 2008 I beg to support the process."
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