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    "id": 444654,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyamweya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Manson Oyongo Nyamweya",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there are things we should look into in order for this country to move forward. We are allocating funds for various projects, including the Constituencies Development Fund, which is a landmark Fund. I managed to get my second term in Parliament because of the CDF. Therefore, I really value the CDF. As we move on, out of the funds that have been allocated for infrastructure, let us know how much money has gone to the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KERRA). In the last financial year, my constituency got Kshs15 million only. So, let us know how much money has been allocated to KERRA in this Budget, which is earmarked for roads in the constituencies. Let us know how much money has been allocated to the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA). From the start, let us know how much money has been allocated to all the sectors. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I urge the National Treasury and the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee to ensure that funds are released as soon as possible. We do not have to wait until November or December, as it has previously been the case. If that is what we are going to experience, it may be very difficult for the spending agencies to implement projects. Funds have been set aside for construction of highways, building technology and national roads. Here, we are giving them Kshs1.4 billion. Appropriations-In-Aid (A-In- A) is estimated to be Kshs24 billion. What happens if the anticipated A-I-A money does not come? I am a Member of the Public Accounts Committee. Hardly does A-In-A money come. So, for a project like this one to be funded from Recurrent Expenditure, until the money comes in, we cannot say: “As a country, we can promote safety on our highways.” If the money does not come, the programme is dead. So, probably, the technocrats and the Budget and Appropriations Committee know how they agreed on it. 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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