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    "content": "Committee rejected the Kshs19 billion allocated to the Public Procurement Oversight Authority (PPOA). I support them. Also I agree with them for reducing the Kshs150 million allocated to the Finance Reporting Office. That was, indeed, a duplication. An allocation of Kshs100 billion was allocated to establish expert services scheme. Constitutional reforms was allocated Kshs4 billion. What do you want to reform? We have finished, say, 75 per cent of the reforms that were needed. I totally agree with the Chairman of the Committee. There was an allocation of Kshs2 billion to irrigation projects in schools. I disagree with the Committee on this. Somebody should have brought an amendment. We needed Kshs2 billion for irrigation in all our schools so that our children can get food in the schools. The Committee ought to have looked at that. It is something that ought to be considered. However, this money should have been given to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. Why do you retain Kshs2 billion for irrigation in schools at the National Treasury? This is, again, suspect. This money had better be taken to the relevant Ministry or the Ministry in charge of education. Maybe that was hot air and somebody somewhere wanted to eat it. Finally, this Committee recommended a 30 per cent reduction in hospitality supplies, foreign travel, printing, and advertizing in the whole Government. Even Parliament must look at its budget for travel. There is a lot of travel in Government and that affects the efficiency of workers. I want to thank hon. Members for their insight debate on these Budget Estimates. I want to thank most sincerely hon. Musyimi who had the largest number of Members in his Committee, I think 51 of them. He had nearly a church. He should have done some preaching for the congregation. He steered the Committee well and we expect that next year our friends in the Senate will get 40 per cent increment for the counties. As of now, the 34 per cent is enough for the counties. Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir."
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