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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me just say the three things that came up. The first one was from hon. Karua on the need for penalties for financial mismanagement. This is actually already provided for in Part VII of the Bill. So, that has been taken care of. I must also appreciate the very positive comments that were made by hon. Karua; particularly on the need for co-ordination between Parliament and Treasury, particularly the fact that views of the Cabinet Secretary on finance must be listened to by the Committee. It is the Cabinet Secretary who will be able to inform the Committee on Government priorities and particularly on implications. The Committee has recommended that grants to Government be reduced by 50 per cent. On the face of it, it is a very good and innocent statement. But when we, as Treasury, went to look back at the implication of reducing Government grants to parastatals and other agencies, we found that it was actually the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF). So, the Committee was actually recommending that we deduct 50 per cent from CDF. This is because they did not look at the implications. There are many such examples where the implication, again, is not clear for the Committee."
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