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    "id": 369199,
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    "speaker_name": "June 27, 2013 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 42 Hon. Katoo",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, just a quick one. It is good for this country to know that what has been put in the media and played in the gallery that there is Kshs53 billion for laptops is not in this Budget. It is good to make it very clear that the Kshs53 billion that is meant for laptops is a proposed Budget for a three year period. In this financial year, what was there for laptops is only Kshs15 billion. So even if somebody was purporting to move Kshs53 billion for laptops to pay teachers Kshs47 billion, that was inconsequential because there is no such vote in the Budget where Kshs53 billion is meant for laptops. It is only Kshs15 billions and teachers are demanding Kshs47 billion. An amount of Kshs15 billion cannot pay Kshs47 billion. Secondly, it is also good to make it very clear that this House is not a rubberstamp as others have played to the gallery this afternoon. Actually, as the Leader of the Majority Party has said, this House, more than before is the Budget making institution. I urge my colleagues, all your proposals in budget making process should be forwarded through Departmental Committees which I am sure every hon. Member of this House belongs to. That is where you do reallocation. What came to the Floor through the Appropriations Bill is not from the Executive but it is as a result of this House through the process of making the Budget."
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