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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A. B Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "and evacuation of Kenyans from South Sudan; Kshs.1.1 billion for the by-elections and legal expenses; Kshs.6 billion for car and house mortgage scheme for MPs; Kshs.6.7 billion to cater for CDF and construction of houses for the health workers in the constituencies; Kshs.20.8 billion for roads implemented by Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) and Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA). This needs to come out clearly so that Members can be aware of the kind of money that the National Treasury is allocating through the Budget and Appropriations Committee. There is Kshs.6 billion for the Rural Electrification Programme; Kshs.2.5 billion for the Seed and Fertilizer Fund; Kshs.1.4 billion for strategic grain reserves and Kshs.16.6 billion for donor-funded project. The recommended expenditure has been financed through rationalization of non- productive expenditures and money accrued from the slow moving projects, including strategic interventions. This was used to cater for what happened in the Financial Year 2012/2013. The savings that have been made were done through rationalization and non- productive expenditure. When the Chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee tabled the Supplementary Budget Estimates, the media said that the National Assembly has reduced the budget of the Judiciary by Kshs.500 million. That is far from the truth. The Kshs.500 million was part of the infrastructure improvement of the Judiciary. Between now and the end of the financial year, if you look at the absorption rate, that money could not have been spent. The Budget and Appropriations Committee and the National Treasury agreed that the same money will be available in the next budget. The country is being fed with information that the National Assembly and the Budget and Appropriations Committee have slashed the Judiciary budget by Kshs.500 million because of matters that I do not want to delve into. I want to make it categorical that, as legislators and national leaders; we have no intention to deny service and resources to key institutions and our people, be it the Judiciary or Parliament, Executive or the county governments. That business will not be the business of this House and I am sure my colleagues will agree with me. Absorption rate was very key and that is why the Kshs.500 million was reallocated. In the proposed Supplementary Estimates, what the Government did was to realign and took into account the new organization of Government. Because of the 18 Ministries that we have now, a number of transfers of expenditure within and across Ministries, departments and agencies will have to be done. I do not want to dwell much on that but the highlights of the Supplementary Estimates and the Bill gives out that from the Consolidated Account, it provides for the issuing out of the Consolidated Fund of a sum of Kshs.65,559,675,041 for the year ending 30th June, 2014, having regard for the proposed reduction of Kshs.4,616,093,663 therein appearing in this Bill. I want to assure hon. Member that despite the challenges the country is facing, the Supplementary Estimates were prepared, looked into by Parliament and Budget and Appropriations Committee with a view to fundamentally safeguard the macro-economic environment of our country. This is essential in creating an environment for doing business, which is a key driver of economic growth. I want to finally assure Members that the Government will ensure that the funds allocated to them, whether it is through Supplementary Estimates or through the main Budget, will be used and utilized efficiently to achieve the 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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