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    "id": 430119,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ngong’o",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 110,
        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "I wish I could have more minutes but let me just say that the BPS talks about ensuring efficiency, effectiveness and accountability in the PFM by giving more capacity to PFM institutions such as the National Treasury, the Auditor-General but it is not backed by resources. How can you say you will give capacity to the Auditor-General and you do not give them the money? So, the Government needs to be serious about giving capacity to these institutions. Secondly is agricultural transformation, the Government intends to prioritize investments in agriculture by undertaking agricultural reforms. This is commendable. However, the Government over the years, actually from 2000/2001 to 2010/2011, has been spending 3 to 4 per cent on agriculture. Even with such a reasonable allocation for the agricultural sector, the productivity has been very low. Why? This is because of weak public expenditure and reporting controls. This results into wastage and increased financial risks. The Government should have demonstrated in the BPS on how it intends The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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