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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mulu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I like listening to this debate because this is an area I can claim to have a bit of expertise. When you listen to some of the statements being made here, I am sure those who are in this area like me must be wondering whether we have the kind of knowledge required to analyse some of the issues. Let me just go straight to the point. I am a Member of this Committee, but there are issues which we must point out as a House. I mentioned earlier that this House has a very clear mandate in terms of budget- making. The reason we have this mandate is because we represent the people. So, when we debate the Budget, our work as Hon. Members is to fill the gap between the Executive and the people; work that the Executive cannot do because we are the representatives of the people. I just want to point out a few things related to this BPS. The first thing is what my Chairman mentioned, which is the issue of failure to adhere to this House’s recommendations as we move forward in the budget-making process. This House can never legislate in vain. The way forward is that we need a clear statement in terms of what has been done, what has been taken on board, what has not been taken on board and the reasons for not taking on board, as Hon. Junet said. That is critical so that we know what has been taken in and what has not been taken in. Secondly, as I speak, there is a document called the Medium-Term Programme III (MTP III). In terms of our programming as a nation, we have the Vision 2030, which is a long-term plan. A medium-term programme is a five-year programme. It is a medium-term in terms of implementation. We also have the BPS, which does a three-year rollout. We have the Annual Estimates, which we do annually. When you do the BPS without finalising the MTP III, it is like putting the cart before the horse. We are helping the Jubilee Government to achieve their ambitious programme. When you achieve it, Kenyans, including Makali Mulu, will benefit. We are telling you to do things correctly. Get the MTP III completed and then, it will inform your BPS in future, as well as your annual budgets. In that case, you are in the right track. Remember, Hon. Members, there are international best practices which you cannot run away from if you want to develop as a country. Thirdly, when you look at the BPS and look at the Medium-Term Debt Strategy (MTDS), there are variances in terms of details. What you find in the MTDS and the BPS in terms of debt management varies. It is not anticipated in a situation where two documents come from the same institution to find different figures. It gives a signal that there is a problem. This problem must be sorted out for Kenya to move forward. Before such documents are brought to this House, their authors must make sure that the figures read the same so that we are not taken for a ride. This House has Members who can pick those details even when they are not there. In this case, let that be done. On the issue of ambitious economic growth, we have said it many times in this House. It is very clear. When you give ambitious projected economic growth, it means to some extent you also inflate your revenue generation projections. What are you saying? If the economy does not The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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