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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Githae",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Nairobi Metropolitan Development",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Robinson Njeru Githae",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, thirdly, the civil society was also consulted and I am also glad to inform this House that they are extremely very happy with this Bill. The other body that was consulted was the general public and, again, I am happy to inform this House that the general public is extremely happy with this Bill. We also consulted international organizations and they gave their views and input. Again, I am happy to inform this House that the international bodies and organizations are also very happy with this Bill. Mr. Speaker, Sir, lastly, we consulted the local experts on public financial management. They went through the Bill and they were also very happy with it. Similarly, after the Bill was published, we have received nothing but praise for it. Even the professional accountants are also very happy with this Bill. Mr. Speaker, Sir, what is the justification for this Bill? Over the past eight years, Kenya has experienced a broad-based economic growth which has resulted in reduction of poverty. This performance reflects a sound micro-economic and structural policies that have been implemented over that period. In particular, the country has maintained a regime of prudent fiscal policy and there has been significant improvement in public financial management. This has moved the country closer to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Furthermore, there has been a sharp increase in disbursement of resources to rural areas through the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) and the Local Authority Transfer Fund (LATF), among others. This has contributed to improving the living conditions of Kenyans in general. Despite this progress, more still needs to be done to lower poverty levels on a sustained basis, and to fully achieve the MDGs."
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