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    "content": "The completion of the Economic Stimulus Programme markets has been allocated Kshs0.65 billion. This is to cater for the stalled ESP markets before they are handed over to the county governments. The health services have been allocated Kshs0.79 billion in respect of the legal compensation which is Kshs0.19 billion. Maternal health care has been allocated Kshs0.36 billion. Posting of intern doctors across the country has been allocated Kshs0.24 billion. Relief activities will be allocated Kshs0.15 billion. This is to cater for the relief items for Kenyans affected by floods. The Government has considered several options to fund these additional expenditures. Raising additional revenue through higher taxes is not feasible and we will not encourage it. More taxation will not help. There are limited options for the Government to fund these additional expenditures. This will be through the item on provision for contingency and deferring expenditures. The National Treasury will defer expenditure of some projects, which are unlikely to start this financial year. We also have reallocation of the Budget provisions, rationalization of the Budget and additional borrowing. This is what the National Treasury and the Government will consider to fund these supplementary expenditures. Hon. Speaker, Sir, I rest my case. However, an item like the completion of the markets was a very hot debate in the 10th Parliament. Many markets were not completed, and it is only prudent that the national Government, through the National Treasury, allocates some money, so that these markets are completed for use by Kenyans and then handed over to the county governments. I ask hon. ole Metito to second the Motion."
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