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    "id": 23285,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kenyatta",
    "speaker_title": "The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I would really like to plead with hon. Members to leave it as it is - at 2 per cent. I will try and explain why. If you look at the current drought situation facing the country, the amount that we have injected to deal with the crisis is approximately Kshs11 billion. As a result of having the cap, we have had to dig in into the Budget that we recently read, re-prioritize in order to adjust and look for programmes to find monies and put into that particular crisis. I think, even in the Bill, given the fears that the Members of the Finance, Planning and Trade Committee have, it is very clear that the Cabinet Secretary must report to this House within two months on the exact nature of the emergency that the money was spent for. It is also quite clear on what those monies can be utilized for. Secondly, even as we approve the Budgets on an annual basis, the House will still have the capacity to look at that number and see how much has been set aside. All we are asking for is that flexibility. That is why we are saying “not exceeding 2 per cent”. That will consistently be part of the debate between the Executive and the National Assembly as to the exact amount that would be placed, without necessarily having to go back to change the law because the amount that will be set aside in each financial year will still have to be debated by this House before it is set aside."
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