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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyamweya",
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        "legal_name": "Manson Oyongo Nyamweya",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker for giving me the chance to contribute to this very important Motion. First and foremost, I want to thank the Committee. The Committee spent a lot of time and I thank them for what they have come up with. Secondly, the Supplementary Estimates have come early enough. In the past, we used to debate these Estimates in April and yet, the financial year was coming to an end in June. That led to a lot of abuse in using the funds. I agree with what hon. Mbadi has said about the Supplementary Estimates. We are here today when we are well aware that the National Treasury is holding many billions, which have not been used in the counties. This is hurting the economy in the sense that nothing is happening. There is no development that is taking place at the county level. All the money is at the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). It is like somebody who has money in the account and he or she is not using it. He or she cannot pay school fees for the children. So, as we do the Budget, it is a big challenge. We have to look at the money that is given to the county governments and find out whether they should be given more money, when there is idle money lying at the National Treasury. The purpose of the Supplementary Budget is to give money to those people who need it. Hon. Speaker, we will be in March by next week. So far, there are no signs to show that the funds that have been allocated to the county governments are being used properly. I see every week in the newspapers reports showing how each county has used its money. Money for development in the counties has not been spent, and that is why we are poor. People are saying that the economy is not growing. That is because there is no expenditure at the county level. There is no money circulating in the rural areas. I urge my colleagues to support this Motion. But let us look at the purpose of the Budget. What is the absorption rate? Hon. Speaker, we have also talked about donor-funding and the figures look very nice. The National Treasury brings the figures here but, at the end of the year, donor money is not used. I hope the people who are concerned with the management and procurement of donor funds will come up with realistic programmes so that we do not do a budget for the sake of doing 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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