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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Musyimi",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, it should be million. I beg your pardon. That is a clerical error. I stand corrected and I am grateful. On XVI, increase Kshs705.2 million to the State Department of Planning and Statistics for the Lake Basin Development Authority towards payment of pending bills for the construction of a mall in Kisumu. That is what I meant to say. Hon. Speaker, I beg to move. In making my remarks, I will dwell mainly on the issues in item 1(e), (f), (g), (h) and (j) of that further amendment and I will recommend the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade, as he seconds this amendment, to give further information with respect to items 2 and the rest. With respect to the increase of the recurrent expenditure for Senate Affairs Programme under the Vote Parliamentary Service Commission by Kshs500 million and this is also related to item (g) that is increase the recurrent expenditure for National Legislation, Representation and Oversight Programme under the Vote National Assembly Kshs1.6 billion. This has to do with increment that we are recommending. This recommendation came to us courtesy of the PSC. We had lengthy discussions on this matter to increase 30 per cent to the county offices for the Senators and 30 per cent allocation to the constituency offices for Members of the National Assembly. We have had very lengthy consultations and, indeed, yesterday we brought together the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for the National Treasury together with his staff, Members of the PSC and the Budget and Appropriations Committee. We had lengthy discussions and we are persuaded, as a Committee, that we should bring this amendment to increase the expenditures. With respect to the Kshs950 million, this is increasing Development Expenditure for General Administration, Planning and Support Services. This has to do with the Centre for Parliamentary Studies and Training (CPST). Many Members will know that under your leadership as the Chair of the PSC, you have this vision and it is owned by the Members of PSC. So, I believe and I think of us believe that this institution should have a CPST for training Members and staff of Parliament. Indeed, I am happy to report that I am told that parliaments 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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