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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Deputy Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Kiuna, as much as the Chair recognizes the need and sympathizes with the workers, we still have that separation of power. That is an Executive role and the Minister for Finance said this is a budget approving Parliament. Members of Parliament do not sit and draw up a budget because budgets are drawn up by Government and the different Government Ministries. The only thing that Parliament does is that it has a little bit bigger role than it used to traditionally have, which is an element of give and take where there is a bit of discussion between the Minister for Finance and the relevant Committee on the minor shifting here and there on priorities. But the reality is that this is the work of the Government. So, I can only direct the Assistant Minister that this is not an adequate answer; this answer is not good enough. You cannot come back three years later on a commitment that was made by the Government to fellow Kenyans who are employees who have families to take care of and say that you will look for an opportune moment when that will be a priority. That should have been a priority from the word go. In any case, we have just voted in the Supplementary Budget. Can you go, make relevant consultations, come back and give us an adequate answer that has got a timeline? The Chair directs that this Question be listed on the Order Paper tomorrow afternoon and it is the assumption of the Chair that you would have come up with an adequate answer."
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