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    "id": 561228,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/561228/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mulu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1955,
        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "Another issue of concern is that we have realised in this Supplementary Budget that monies have been moved from spending agency to other. Initially, this was supposed to be implemented by a particular spending entity and accounted for by that entity. However, in this Supplementary Budget, we have moved money from one agency to another, which means that we are changing the implementing and accounting agency at the same time. This is a serious thing and we need to make sure that it does not happen again. What it means is that it will cause confusion in terms of implementation. As a House, we need to insist that when money is put under a particular agency, it should be spent by that agency. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the other thing which is of interest – which I would like to thank the Treasury for – is that when you look at these Supplementary Estimates, you will appreciate that a lot of money has been moved from Recurrent Expenditure to Development Expenditure. This is the way to go for this country to grow. It is only through putting aside resources for Development Expenditure that we can grow the economy and make lives of Kenyans better. This Budget is a bit focused on infrastructural development. It is important that we put more money into infrastructure, especially if the money is borrowed. Once we provide the necessary infrastructure, commercial activities will start and the people will grow their businesses. Even if we borrow money, as long as it goes into infrastructural development, the country will grow. Another important issue I would like to talk about is where we have Supplementary Estimates seeking to increase the Budget, but there is no clear indication as to how that increase will be financed. We have said many times in this House that when a proposal is made to increase funding, there should also be proposal as to how that increase is to be funded. It is through such increases that our public debt grows."
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