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    "id": 451860,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyenze",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1987,
        "legal_name": "Francis Mwanzia Nyenze (Deceased)",
        "slug": "francis-mwanzia-nyenze"
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    "content": "Although the Committee has done a commendable job and we congratulate it for that, there has been some reduction in the allocation to irrigation and the Jubilee’s promise was that they will irrigate one million acres. Any country that does not have food security and that does not take it seriously will be a beggar country or a banana republic. I think more money should have been allocated to irrigation so that we have food security in this country. Hon. Speaker, however I am happy that there was an increase in the CDF allocation. CDF money has done wonders in all parts of this country through proper management and I think this increase will go a long way in helping all of us. Hon. Speaker, I am also happy that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) office has got more allocations. It was not enough before. If the DPP is allocated more money, there will be more prosecutors and this issue of corruption will go away. It is not only the DPP’s office that should get more money; we should also allocate more money to the National Intelligence Service (NIS), the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and to the Auditor-General. If we do these things, and these offices are well funded, we will not have these problems. I am happy at least the Committee found it wise to increase the money for the DPP. Hon. Speaker, I also want to say that it is good that allocation of resources to the National Land Commission (NLC) has been separated from that of the Ministry. Of late, we have seen a lot of wrangles between the Minister and the Chairman of the NLC. I think that separation was a wise move so that this Commission has independence and resources and it will not be under the mercy of the Ministry because it is out to do a good job. Standing Order Nos.40 and 243(3) read together with Section 44(3) of the Public Financial Management Act of 2012, require that the Supplementary Estimates must be accompanied by explanations of how the additional expenditure being requested relates to the fiscal responsibility, principles and financial objectives. This has not been done and we cannot understand why there were increases and reductions in most of the votes. I think the National Treasury, for next time, should take note and make these amendments because if they are like that, very many people will not understand it, but if there are explanations, even hon. Members will understand. Hon. Speaker, I just want to say that institutions like KURA and KERRA have had their resources increased. This will go a long way because we will have good roads. Any country that wants to develop faster, first, it has to deal with infrastructure especially roads. It has to deal with IT these days. It has to do with agricultural investments and it has to do with manufacturing. I am happy that more money has been put for roads. One good thing that the Jubilee Government did was to connect electricity to rural areas where they would not have had it, were it not for the failed laptop project. However, they did well in many rural areas. I think the resources that have been allocated are not enough but I commend the Committee for allocating more funds to the Rural Electrification Programme because we need all schools to be connected even if laptops will not come. I think they will not come but we need to debate about it. I think it is good for this Government to stop that tender so that we think of other more urgent things like poverty-- - 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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