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    "content": "shall be working on to visit all the counties. This is a devolved government and all the issues that affect each county need to be brought on board. For example, the roads that I have seen being proposed in the 47 counties and the ones that have not been reflected in the other counties can be dealt with in the Budget. What I appreciate most is the theme of the public hearings of the Committee. They stated their theme to be “creating employment opportunities through the Budget”. Through that, I can see that they are proposing that there should be training of the youth and capacity building through SACCOs, which we totally support. That is because we must empower our youth if we were to succeed in this Government. What I am concerned about is that there are areas that were recognized as priority areas, but funds were not allocated. What concerns me most is the issue of teachers. The teachers’ recruitment process was stalled and yet, no funds have been allocated. ECD teachers will not be recruited if this Budget goes the way it is. What I have seen throughout this process is that teachers have improved themselves in career progression. If we want to build the capacity of our teachers, then we must recognize teachers who have gone through the learning process, but are still working in primary schools. I have teachers who have attained a masters degree but are still teaching at the primary level. The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) should be empowered with funds so that they can recognize the career progression of those teachers and employ them. I believe that in the next Budget, that is an area that has to be looked into keenly. The other issue that makes me congratulate this Committee is amending this Budget to bring on board the Kshs500 million that has been given to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). What we have seen is that the Judiciary has grown in leaps and bounds. As we speak, the Judiciary, through the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), is still carrying out interviews so that it can employ more judges. This Budget has provided some money to the Judiciary to build courts in all the counties. As we build the courts and promote the Judiciary, we cannot forget the DPPs Office. That office provides the criminal arm of the administration of justice and I thank this Committee for providing the funds. As I sit, I thank His Excellency for agreeing with this House that the Division of Revenue Bill as presented to him was properly before him and he assented to it. That confirms that this is a House of great minds and he did what he was supposed to do to ensure that devolution succeeds. I believe that each and every Member in this house is keen on devolution. The message that should go out there is that we are all keen in ensuring that devolution succeeds. Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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