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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, like my colleague, Mr. Billow Kerrow, who is the Shadow Minister for Finance, I rise to oppose this Bill. I oppose this Bill for very good reasons. When we discussed the Supplementary Estimates a couple of days ago, we raised points that we thought the Minister for Finance will take into account. We expected him, in his submission today, to answer those pertinent questions that we raised. I do not think that the Supplementary Estimates and the Supplementary Appropriation Bill are brought to this House as a matter of procedure. I also do not think they are brought into this House simply to fulfil a tradition. I believe they are brought here because this House is responsible to the people of Kenya. It is responsible for accounting for every cent that is appropriated from their taxes and spent by the Government in a cost-effective manner. That is why this Bill is called \"Appropriation Bill\". The Government recognises the fact that, that money is being appropriated from the taxpayers, so that it can be spent in the interest of the people of Kenya. 954 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 4, 2006 Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we discussed the Supplementary Estimates--- If the Minister cared to read the HANSARD, he will realise that I made extensive submissions regarding the manner in which the Government has presented its expenditure sheets. The Minister for Finance is an accountant. I observed that when you are making a budget and you provide for contingency, that provision cannot logically be more than ten per cent of the total budget. Otherwise, it is not contingency. If is more than that, it becomes a substantive expenditure that ought to be explained, so that no audit queries can be raised at the end of that expenditure. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I pointed out to the Minister the rather incongruent increases in the Supplementary Estimates on an Item called \"Other Expenditure\". That is particularly in the Office of the President. I also submitted to the Minister that, without an explanation as to what that \"Other Operating Expenses\" are, item by item, I am entitled to conclude that Items are being hidden in \"Other Operating Expenses\" that could easily relate to extravagant expenditure of the Government. One of the extravagant expenditures by the Government was during the Referendum. Unless I am given proof otherwise, I am entitled to that conclusion. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Minister had the HANSARD for two weeks, while preparing the Appropriation Bill. In his submission today, he has not explained to us why so many Votes in the Office of the President are hidden under \"Other Expenses\". That is so to the extent that, where you have a total expenditure of Kshs265 million, contingency is about Kshs100 million. In other words, contingency is about 50 per cent of the total expenditure. I have evidence here in the Recurrent Expenditure Book! If I could draw the attention of the Minister and refresh his memory, he should look at the Office of the President, Head 001 - Sub-Head 00, Item 2211300 on page two. You realise that under Other Expenses, you are asking us for Kshs93,870,000. The total expenditure for that particular Head is Kshs265,346,057. In other words, your contingency is about 50 per cent of the total amount of money that you want. I cannot, for a moment, accept that!"
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