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    "content": "I am sorry, I have been distracted by that point from my good friend but I want to say that security is very key in this country and that is why I supported the Budget because serious proportions have been allocated to security. We hope that with the support from this House, the relevant security agencies will do their job. I want to thank the Government for the idea of leasing vehicles. At least, now everywhere across the country, you will see police have been facilitated with vehicles and I think that is a very serious thing. The other year, this House gave kshs3 billion for leasing of police vehicles. This year it has been doubled and that shows that we are doing the right thing in the country. What we need to be doing is not to celebrate about some of the problems that the country is undergoing. Some people seem to be celebrating in the name of saying that Jubilee has failed. We should be a united country, especially on the issue of terrorism. Our economy can only perform if our infrastructure is properly settled. One of the reasons why I support the Budget is because serious funds have been allocated to infrastructure. The economy can only grow if we have serious infrastructure that is modern in place. We also need power and energy and this House should fully support the Government’s effort to ensure that we treble the electricity that this country generates. I believe that in another three years we should see the value for our investments in the energy sector. We should see the reduction in the cost of power which will spur economic growth in this country. A country that is not educated will never develop. That is another point that I want to raise. Serious amounts of money have been used in the education sector. The Budget and Appropriations Committee should in future ensure that every year, a substantial amount of money is budgeted for schools’ infrastructure. All of us will agree that if it was not for the CDF, our schools’ infrastructure would be a serious problem. We need to come up with a serious policy to ensure that every year there is some investment in the infrastructure in our secondary and primary schools, so that we can give quality education to our children, who can take over our economy in future. However, the allocation to the counties has been progressive. I want to encourage those who are charged with the responsibility of spending the money at the county levels to be prudent. Kenyans should enjoy the benefits of devolution. They should see the Kshs226 billion in our respective counties. There should be a great reap. Some of the counties that we are giving Kshs4 billion and Kshs3 billion have never seen Kshs100 million or Kshs200 million in their lives. Now we are giving them Kshs4 billion or Kshs5 billion in a year. We need to ensure that the money is used for the intended purpose and the wananchi get value for money. Once again, I wish to thank the Budget and Appropriations Committee. I support the Report and urge the House to support it. We will give the relevant Ministries the money they want, but if they do not implement projects properly, we will fail. In fact, the next step that we need to take is to check how the money has been absorbed. Out of the money which we allocated in the last financial year, how has it been absorbed? Allocations to Ministries that do not spend their money without good reasons should be reduced. Some are given money and they return about 40 per cent every year. We should have a requirement that if you have not spent 40 per cent of your allocation, you will be given 40 per cent less of the last financial year’s allocation. This will encourage Ministries to spend their allocations. We will also see those who are lazy 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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