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    "content": "our civil servants. When you look at the money that has gone to the counties, our counties and our governors should be telling us where they have used this money. The money that we gave them last year and what we are giving them now is a lot and that should make a difference in the lives of Kenyans. I want to request the Chairmen of the various Departmental Committees to do their work. Our Constitution has provided us with a space to make a difference in this country. I must thank those Departmental Committees that have presented their reports. We have adopted most of their reports. The one that had done a very good job is the Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade. They have done a superb job because they really interrogated the Ministries that they oversee. I want to request other Departmental Committees to make sure that when they meet their Cabinet Secretaries and Principal Secretaries, they must do a good job. This country is waiting for them to make a difference. There is one thing that I really like about this year’s Budget. Last year, we had not done a good job because we were rushing. However, this year, public views have been taken into consideration. When we visited the nine centres and I visited the Narok County where I come from, the people of Narok told the Budget and Appropriations Committee that they needed a tarmac road from Narok to the Maasai Mara Sekenani. I am a happy person today as a Member from that county because through that public hearing, the county has got Kshs1 billion. This is not just because of the county, but because that road is so important to our country. Right now, tourists are not visiting the Coast Province, but they are visiting the Maasai Mara yet the road is impassable. Because of these public hearings, we have provided funds for this road. This is a road that will make a difference not only in the Narok County, but in the whole country. I want to sincerely thank the Chairman of the Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade for saving some money somewhere and saw to it that they have allocated some money for this road. We have allocated Ksh1.2 billion for the construction of the Ronald Ngala Utalii College. This is also a key sector in our tourism industry. We are going around. If you look at our dams, Chemosit Dam has been allocated Kshs400 million; Kiserian Dam - Kshs300 and Umaa Dam - Kshs300 million. This will go a long way in making a difference in the lives of Kenyans. We are talking about corruption in this country. We have also allocated Kshs300 million for the Auditor-General’s Office, so that he can do his work and tell us which Ministries and counties are misusing their funds. This was key. We followed through this Budget and if everybody does their job, particularly the Ministries, we will make a difference in this country. We have also allocated a lot of money to security. I remember telling the Cabinet Secretary and the Inspector General that this time round, we have allocated enough money to security and we should not have any excuse of insecurity in our country. If they do not secure us, we will fire them by September. The money will be available and we expect them to do their work. As a country, we must make sure that these people do their job. Poaching has become a menace in this country. We have also allocated enough money to the Kenya Wildlife Service, so that they can tell us who is killing our animals. I was passionate about this year’s Budget because I took time to understand how we can make a difference to the lives of our people. We have looked at non-performing sectors 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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