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    "id": 444366,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Aden",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, I stand to second this Bill. As I do so, I join the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee in saying that we have come a long way in ensuring that we give the Executive the necessary support. We need to undertake our job as required under the law to ensure that both arms of Government are working concurrently for the betterment of our country. The issue of absorption rate by the different Government agencies has been an issue of concern that the Committee has raised. We have said quite a lot to Treasury to ensure that funds for development are spent on time and that during the budgeting process we do not over-budget for projects which require financing in phases. Now that this Bill is coming to pass, we want to seek efficient service delivery. There are many Kenyans out there in different Government departments that are waiting for the passage of this Supplementary Budget so that they can provide service. Indeed, service delivery should be given priority. Allow me to throw a word of caution with regard to checking on corruption. Government officials need to ensure that funds that are appropriated for 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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