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    "id": 742435,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Musyimi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 95,
        "legal_name": "Mutava Musyimi",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 48, I beg to move the Motion in an amended form. I beg to move: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on the Second Supplementary Estimates for the Financial Year 2016/2017, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 6th June 2017, and pursuant to the provisions of Article 223 and Standing Order 243 of the Constitution, approves- (i) an increment of the total recurrent expenditure for Financial Year 2016/2017 by Kshs6,493,177,978 in respect of the votes as contained in the Schedule; (ii) an increment of the total capital expenditure for Financial Year 2016/2017 by Kshs42,132,984,988 in respect of the votes as contained in the First Schedule; (iii) an overall increment in the total budget for Financial Year 2016/2017 by Kshs.48,626,162,966 in respect of the votes as contained in the First Schedule; and (iv) further resolves that the First Schedule forms the basis of the enactment of the Second Supplementary Appropriations Act, 2017. “Subject to: (i) Reallocation of Kshs507 million within the State Department for Irrigation under the “Irrigation and Land Reclamation” programme from Thiba Dam to the National Irrigation Board to clear pending bills in the following projects: Kshs307 million for Bura Scheme Gravity Project, Kshs100 million for Daua River Flood Water Control Project; and Kshs100 million for Expanded National Irrigation projects (ii) Increment of Kshs550 million to the State Department for Livestock under the Livestock Resource Management and Development programme for drought mitigation interventions in ASAL counties; and (iii) Effecting the consequential amendments to the First Schedule and the total sum approved accordingly.” I would like to begin by appreciating the tireless efforts made by the members of my committee and the other committees of the House that we work with. I also wish to thank the National Treasury and the Parliamentary Budget Office for working round the clock to get these numbers in place. These changes that we have brought today to the budget of this financial year subject to Article 223 of the Constitution and Section 43(2) of the Public Finance Management Act have to deal with four or five issues. One is drought and high cost of living, which we are seeking to address in this supplementary. Second is enhancing security in our country especially with regard to the coming elections in August. We also have the issue of salaries for medical personnel. Fourth is increment in donor funding and the reallocations that I have mentioned. This supplementary budget proposes to increase the total budget by Kshs64.1 billion. This comprises an increase in the recurrent expenditure by Kshs6.4 billion, an increase in the development expenditure by Kshs42.1 billion, and an increase in the Consolidated Fund Services by Kshs15.5 billion which is a first charge to the Consolidated Fund. The increment has targeted sectors that will address these challenges affecting the country. Under the recurrent expenditure, key allocations have been factored for the following areas: (i) Kshs3.7 billion for acquisition of strategic grain stock which will address the food shortage as we have said. (ii) Kshs3.2 billion for security operations occasioned by the general elections. (iii) Kshs1.5 billion to cater for salaries for medical practitioners under the various collective bargaining agreements. 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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