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    "id": 517642,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Aden",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 15,
        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "some of the items from my own county that are reflected in the expenditure in the first quarter of the year certainly do not reveal much information and I think that is not acceptable. Our Constitution under Article 201(1)(a) is very clear on the key principles of public finance. It says there shall be openness and accountability, including public participation in financial matters. The process of public hearing that has unfortunately clouded this otherwise very good Report and the Kshs3 billion that we are talking about are key critical interventions. I heard somebody say that this is more marginalisation for the people of northern Kenya. That is absolutely not true at all. This is false information. For the first time, the people of northern Kenya have had an opportunity to be visited by the Budget making organ of Parliament and with that came the critical interventions. People of Isiolo will no longer continue to die at Gotu Bridge, for example. We will have it fixed. People of Balambala Constituency will continue to be in darkness in this day and age. Thanks to the public hearings because they will get finances allocated to them to light up that particular sub- county. The people who are trying to put mischief in that Kshs3 billion, are indeed mischievous and trying to push for other issues. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I want to say that Article 201(b)(iii) is very clear that expenditure shall promote the equitable development of the country, including by making special provision for marginalised groups and areas. If there are areas that we visit in this country and we find that indeed those areas are marginalised or have not received certain critical development funds in the past, it is within the provisions of the Constitution that we do so and provide them the resources. As I wish to---"
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