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    "content": "I beg to move this Motion as amended;- THAT, this House adopts the Budget and Appropriations Committee’s Report subject to (i) Deletion of Kshs200 million for Geospatial mapping under the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development under the recommendations on part (b) paragraph 47(ii) on page 19 of the Report and substituting thereof with the word “Kshs850 million” for geospatial mapping under the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development. (ii) Deletion of the figure Kshs1.779 trillion appearing under the recommendations part (b) (iii) of paragraph 47(2) on page 21 and substituting thereof with the figure “Kshs1.780 trillion”; and, (iii) The Schedule be amended accordingly. Thank you for your guidance. Over the last three years and since the promulgation of the Constitution, this House has played an increasingly significant role in the management of public finances. Article 20(2)(1), (4) and (5) of the Constitution and the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act of 2012 provides for the establishment of a Committee of the National Assembly whose main role is to oversee the budget process. The Standing Orders and specifically No.207 gives effect to this Article by establishing the Budget and Appropriations Committee with a very specific mandate. In line with the provisions of the Constitution, the Budget Estimates and related documents for the three arms of Government; the National Government, Parliament and the Judiciary are to be submitted to the National Assembly by 30th April every year. It is important to mention that although the deadlines that are provided for in the Statutes, the three arms of the government should endeavor to submit the Estimates much earlier to give this House more time to scrutinize them. Consequently, this will also facilitate the passage of the Appropriations Bill in time to give Ministries, departments and agencies ample time to put in place the necessary systems to implement the Budget. My Committee has scrutinized these Estimates for the national Government and has made significant recommendations to this House as is evidenced by the Report tabled. In reviewing the 2014/2015 Budget Estimates, my Committee held nine Sittings and in line with the Constitution, the Committee also invited the public in the Budget process by holding public hearings on Estimates in Bungoma, Homa Bay, Narok, Nyandarua, Kitui, Wajir, Kwale, Samburu and Nairobi. Those hearings were conducted to receive views and recommendations from wananchi on the proposed Budget Estimates in the thematic areas as outlined. Let me take this opportunity to thank members of the public who took part in those consultations. May I also thank my colleagues here and especially Committee Members and the Chairs for the important role that they played, extremely significant in the process and for their dedication in making it possible for us to scrutinize the Estimates that they gave to us. I would also like to thank your Office and the Office of the Clerk and the Parliamentary Budget Office for their continuously dedicated and relentless support that we received in the discharge of our responsibilities. Hon. Speaker, this Budget seeks to actualize the social contract between the Jubilee Coalition Government and the citizens of this great Republic. The aspiration of 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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