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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gikaria",
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        "legal_name": "David Gikaria",
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    "content": "money to develop our country. That is the direction this country needs to take. Given the current high wage bill, if it is not checked, it is going to be an issue in this country in the near future. What we require most is not only money for our Recurrent Expenditure, but also development. The Committee has suggested that Parliament checks on Recurrent Expenditure. Money has been given to the three authorities, that is KERRA, KURA and REA. We have seen what these authorities have done in our constituencies. I want to thank the Committee for thinking about these three authorities and allocating them money for the purpose of improving infrastructure. With regard to the issue of laptops, I am sure by the time they are available, we will have enough electricity in the rural areas. The Committee has proposed as indicated under Article 249(3) of the Constitution that in the coming Budget we set aside money for the National Land Commission. We know about the problems in the Ministry of Lands. Once the National Land Commission gets its own money then we will be adhering to the Constitution, and this will help settle the many land cases and other tough tasks bestowed upon that Commission. With regard to giving money to KWS for recruitment, recently, this House passed a resolution that we get more recruits in the KWS. The money that has been allocated for that recruitment exercise is something that should be encouraged. We only plead with the KWS that when they do their recruitment, they need to consider the areas where their facilities are. On food security, it is important that we become self-sufficient in terms of food security. We need to have enough food reserves. The Jubilee Government has made it clear that our country needs to achieve food sustainability status in order for our economy to grow. There is the issue of cash transfer. It has been talked about and I would like to support it. The Committee has proposed to the National Treasury that expenditures, in future, should be specific, measurable and have specific timelines. This is important because we have so many unpaid bills. We need to pay off the outstanding bills. Look at the road sector; there are so many unpaid bills, yet so many contractors have done their work."
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