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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) S.W. Chege",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Sabina Wanjiru Chege",
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    "content": "I am very proud of the Supplementary Budget. We managed to cater for Kshs1.5 billion for the retired teachers. This House adopted a Report from the Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology in concurrence that the retired teachers should be considered. I want to sincerely thank the Jubilee Government for remembering the retired teachers who have been suffering since 1997. We have Kshs1.5 billion in the Supplementary Budget for the retired teachers and we will allocate more money to them in the next financial year. A lot of them are old and others have passed on. This money might only benefit their families. The Jubilee Government has done a great job to remember them. I am a bit concerned with the amendments that are coming in especially their hour and timing. Although I support what Hon. Duale did, it is very suspicious. He came to the Budget and Appropriations Committee with his amendment. So, the Committee Chair did not have to sit here because we agreed earlier about his amendments. What was brought on the Floor was late. It was not fair for us to take that money from the Senate especially when Senators had requested for it for oversight. Yes, there might be no regulation. Most likely they did not even table the regulations before the House, but we could have reallocated the money to the Senate Committees because they have an oversight role to play. We require governors to be accountable and we should facilitate Senators to do their job. It is unfortunate that very few of us were here to pass it. We had very weak “Ayes” and weaker “Noes”. When such an amendment that touches on the Senate is being done, it is important that we first consult and agree, as a House, before we pass it. This is also part of the relationship that we have with the Senators. As one Member said, the Supplementary Budget is not really necessary if we plan well. I hope Cabinet Secretaries, Principal Secretaries and other Government officials plan well, so that when they come to the Committees of the House, we can look at the Budget items properly and when we present the Budget to the nation, we do not need to amend it later or say that the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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