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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Musyimi",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker. I stand to strongly support this Motion. I also wish to say for the record that an amendment proposed by hon. Member for Kitui Central, which was committed to my Committee by yourself, hon. Speaker was dealt with. We sat yesterday and spent sufficient time discussing that amendment. The amendment sought to bring down the proposed ceiling from Kshs 2.5 trillion to Kshs 1.8 trillion. Hon. Speaker, in that Committee, we are honoured to have the hon. Member for Balambala and the hon. Member for Suba who have spoken against this Motion or rather I can read their hearts. We were constrained to disagree with the proposed amendment. Earlier on, we had the privileged opportunity of meeting with Treasury on this matter. We asked questions that we wanted to ask as the Budget and Appropriations Committee. Where would this money go and how shall it be used? Shall we borrow to consume, waste and indulge ourselves as a people or shall we borrow to invest for the future generations to come? We were assured that the latter will be the case. In any case, in the new Constitution, our role as the National Assembly and especially the Committee I am honoured to Chair, we play a role to make sure that the programmes of Government; of all spending agencies; including this National Assembly, are approved by us. We are right at the heart of the budget-making process. There is no programme that is going to be approved by anybody else other than ourselves."
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