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    "id": 222033,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Michuki",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister of State for Administration and National Security",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Njoroge Michuki",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Supplementary Estimates, which are before us, represent what has now become an annul event. This is because 12 months ahead, it is not easy to foresee the future. Some of the expenditure that is being sought, arises from the vital decisions required, that have been made during the year. For example, what the Assistant Minister has just mentioned here regarding the survey in the ocean of our continental shelf under conventions signed by the United Nations (UN). This means the agreements entered into by the international community are a part of Kenya; where there has been that shelf originating from Kenya that has stretched beyond the 200 nautical miles. It is important that we secure that part of Kenya, which is ours by right, as quickly as possible. It happens that the procedure to reach a decision where the kind of commissioning that is envisaged in these Estimates takes place, happened during this Financial Year and not when the Estimates were being prepared; hence the need to take a Supplementary Estimate. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I give this as an example because every bit of money that has been sought for has very good reasons. As you know, the money will go to serve Kenyans throughout this May 15, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1317 country. It is important, therefore, as we discuss these Supplementary Estimates that we also touch on policies which are being pursued and which necessitate in their implementation, for the search for additional funds. Fortunately, what is being sought for here is monies that arise from revenue at existing rates of taxation so that in a way, the information disclosed in the Supplementary Estimates shows how efficiently the revenue has been managed to the extent that it has yielded more money to the extent of Kshs9 billion, in relation to which we do not have to take any taxation measures. Therefore, credit should go to this Government. I think it is time hon. Members in this House, from time to time, expressed their gratitude. There could be no better opportunity than this for hon. Members on the other side of the House to express their gratitude for the good services this Government continues to render to this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I said that it is on occasions like this where we can also talk about policies. This is because figures of this kind do not get treated separately from the policy because estimates of expenditure represent or are the interpretation of the policies in terms of money. The statistics contained here are interpretations of policies that have arisen out of decisions that have already been made."
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