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    "content": "power are transferred. Therefore, we would want to see the same happen when we look at the Bill. Madam Temporary Speaker, in budgets, people look at money. When you look at what they have allocated – the Kshs210 billion – it means that 18 counties will have a deficit. It also means that the development that they saw in 2011/2012 financial year will go down, instead of all counties starting on a slate where we are now in devolved governments and, therefore, need Kshs238 billion, to see that there is no county in deficit. Madam Temporary Speaker, the Public Finance Management Act is very clear also in Section 15 that 30 per cent of what is allocated from the national budget should go to projects. Therefore, it is important for also the Senate to look at what we have been given and interrogate each line Ministry. For example, when you look at the Ministry of Devolution and Planning, it has been merged with seven Ministries. The youth department, for example, takes a whooping Kshs25 billion, but they have not given a description in terms of when you give this to the youth, how much goes to the Youth Enterprise Development Fund or vocational training for the youth. Therefore, if we are not careful then we will find ourselves giving a smile to the youth; that here is Kshs25 billion, but at the end of the year, find that the youth were not able even to access some of those funds. If you look at the former Ministry of Gender, it has now been put under the Ministry of Devolution and Planning. It has been given Kshs5 billion and has to take care of disabilities and women. I think that this is an insult to women."
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