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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Linturi",
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        "legal_name": "Franklin Mithika Linturi",
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    "content": "I am yet to see a situation where when Members go out to collect information from the public regarding the budget estimates, their recommendations are taken into account. I remember, as a Member who sat in the Departmental Committee on Energy, we made recommendations to the Budget and Appropriations Committee with the aim of reallocating some money within the Budget to fund an item which was not in the Budget Estimates, and which the Committee thought was necessary. However, our recommendation was not captured. That left us wondering whether it was important to continue doing business as usual. I do not have a personal problem with this Committee but, in carrying out its mandate, it has let this House down once or twice. I would like to refer to one particular instance when this Committee came with recommendations to appropriate money for payment of the Anglo-Leasing fraud that took place some time back. In its wisdom, the Committee thought that is was necessary for us to pay, but Parliament rejected the recommendation. Despite Parliament’s rejection of that recommendation, we eventually paid. I do not know what happened. An argument was brought to the House on that particular day; that it was necessary for us to honour court judgments. There are many court judgments that have not been honoured by the Government. We are still waiting to see if the Government will honour them. Therefore, for the purpose of restoring confidence amongst the Members of this House and members of the public, and ensuring that public participation – as a process that is enshrined in our Constitution in Article 10 – is taken seriously, it is important to have a Committee that takes the opinions of Members of Parliament and the public seriously. It is the Committee that is in charge of public funds. For that reason, I oppose."
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