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    "content": "details on the question of Kshs1.4 billion and the court processes that were followed in paying that amount provided. I support the Public Finance Management Bill today. It is with great clarity that it is in no way connected to the Anglo-Leasing figures that we have been reading in the newspapers. I have had the pleasure--- All of us have had the pleasure of working with the gentleman who heads the Treasury Department now. He is, indeed, a very respectable and well educated person. He is aware of all the responsibilities in the new Constitution as relates to accountability. He has been able to share, including with those of us who had an occasion to meet him, what the Public Finance Management Bill will enable him to do. He will be able to go out there and source external financing that is very much required for projects related to roads. As I support this Bill, I am aware that there are roads that have been constructed across this country. I am aware that my own county, Nyeri, has roads projects that have stalled. I am completely convinced that the amount of money that we raise from external financing as allowed by this law, if it is passed by this House, will, indeed, enable the country to continue with the roads programme that is very important. As I support the Bill, I am also mindful of the reports of the Finance, Planning and Trade Committee, I have looked at the amendments that they have proposed and I am particularly convinced that, that particular Committee, having looked at the law that we have had, the External Loans Act; and having looked at the proposals that the Cabinet Secretary has brought; having looked at the intentions of this law; having, indeed, availed to this House a fairly well done report on the Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill and the recommendations of that Committee, although they did intend that many more things be amended in the Public Finance Management Bill, I would urge that we first pass what concerns external financing and, at an opportune time, get a chance to review the Public Finance Management Act. I have remained much persuaded that the Public Finance Management Act must allow us to have a chance to review the funding that we keep passing in this House every other day. At the time when the Public Finance Management Act will be amended, there will be an opportunity to really look at much more than what we are doing today. But for the purposes of this session, we are only looking at matters that relate to external financing. From the conversations that we had in Budget as relates to Anglo Leasing contracts, I particularly want to appreciate Clause 59 that introduces limitation in terms of when claims can be raised against our country. From now on, if anybody has a claim, we have gone back to the contract law, as it is known. You will have to bring that claim within six years. If the claim is based on the principal amount or interest, you will have to bring that claim within five years. This particular limitation clause will really guard us against some of those long-existing claims that we have had to deal with in some of the matters that we have seen. As I support this Bill, I am completely convinced that the Jubilee agenda and the Jubilee Manifesto will get implemented by the financing that we are going to have. Just as I end, I want to note that women representatives have also been seeking funding to run some of the programmes in the counties and be able to work like other Members of Parliament. It is from such increased funding that some of the available resources will be availed not only to the women representatives, but also to the whole country. I support this Bill. The House is within its mandate to pass legislation that is 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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