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    "content": "development partners will wonder whether this country is speaking as one. Therefore, we recommend that county assemblies, in their own motions, take into account the austerity measures that we have put in place. The Committee recommends some increments, some of which are reversal of initial reductions. In the opinion of the Committee, this would have adversely affected ministries, departments and other Government agencies. Therefore, in order to mitigate that, we recommend the following: 1. To increase Ksh2 billion Recurrent Expenditure for management of electoral processes in Vote 2031 – the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). This is in response to the need for more funding, which was occasioned by the need to upgrade the electoral system, including the Kenya Integrated Elections Management System (KIEMS). Therefore, we recommend that increase. 2. We also recommend an increase of Ksh3.7 billion to Recurrent Expenditure for food subsidy under the crop development and management programme in Vote 1161, State Department of Agriculture, to pay the deficit and meet the gap on food requirements. 3. We recommend an increase of Ksh350 million Development Expenditure to upgrade the ASK Jamhuri Showground under the General Administration and Support Services Programme under Vote 1161 – State Department of Agriculture. 4. We recommend an increase of Kshs131 million for Recurrent Expenditure for the Witness Protection Programme under Vote 1321 – the Witness Protection Agency. 5. We also recommend an increase of Kshs3.8 billion to Recurrent Expenditure to cater for operations and maintenance expenses in the budget of Parliament. 6. We recommend an increase of Kshs1.9 billion to Development Expenditure for General Administration, Planning and Support Services under Vote 2041, Parliamentary Service Commission. Earlier on, there was a recommendation to reduce the development budget of Parliament. The Kshs1.5 billion will ensure that the parliamentary office block that is under construction will not be affected. It will be ready, as recommended, before the end of 2018. 7. We recommend an increase of Kshs82.5 million Development Expenditure for the regional hub in Kakamega under the Audit Services Programme under Vote 2111 – Office of the Auditor-General. This is to ensure that the offices of the Auditor-General, which are almost complete in Kakamega, are completed. Similarly, we recommend an increase of Kshs30 million for Development Expenditure for construction of the Eldoret office block under the Audit Services Sub-Vote under the Vote of the Office of the Auditor-General. 8. We recommend an increase of Kshs50 million Recurrent Expenditure additional funding for office rent under the Auditor-General’s Office to cater for the increase of rent for the Auditor-General’s Office in Nairobi. 9. We recommend an increase of Kshs318 million Recurrent Expenditure for Cooperative Development and Management Programme under Vote 1173 – State Department for Cooperatives. This additional allocation is for debt waivers for the following: Stegro EPZ Tea Factory in Bomet of Kshs300 million and Bunyala Fishermen Cooperative Society of Kshs18.7 million. This is in line with the Government policy of promoting SACCO development and to mitigate the impact of failing cooperatives. 10. Further, we recommend an increase of Kshs700 million Development Expenditure for LPG Gas cylinders under the Exploration and Distribution of Oil and Gas Programme under Vote 1153 – State Department for Petroleum. This will enable this department to distribute LPG gas cylinders to the people of Kenya, which will save the country on use of firewood as well as kerosene. This will reduce consumption of kerosene and serious diversion of kerosene to non-core issues."
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