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    "id": 797491,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A. B. Duale",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Finally, I would like to highlight the key figures. The Supplementary Budget has a net decrease of Kshs17.6 billion. These are mostly cuts from the development budget which in the Report tabled by the Chair, had a net decrease of Kshs40.8 billion. When you cut the development budget, you are actually reducing development projects in our constituencies. The Cabinet Secretary must also explain to the Committee and this House, the projects, the constituencies and counties that have become victims of these development cuts. If they are projects in Garissa Township Constituency, I will stand in this House and oppose the Report. The cut is Kshs 40.6 billion an equivalent of 6.6 per cent decrease. But I really want the Chair of Budget and Appropriations Committee and other Members to let the House and the country know the projects that are being affected by the decrease in as far Development Expenditure is concerned. On the other hand, the recurrent budget has a net increase of Kshs23.2 billion, an equivalent of 2.2 per cent. This is an increase that has contributed to the Recurrent Expenditure arising beyond the initial budget levels. Another highlight is that the Consolidated Fund Services has also increased by Kshs27.6 billion due to the high interest rates and the debt redemptions that we face. We want to thank the Chair and Members of Budget and Appropriations Committee for making sure they comply with the timelines. Timelines are given in the Standing Orders. That is why the Chair said that as we table the Budget Estimates for 2018/2019, we really need to ask our colleagues in the various departmental committees that as they interrogate this Budget, they should make sure that they look at each and every item so that they represent the people of Kenya and ensure that their taxes and public resources are used where they are intended and for the purpose of the people of Kenya."
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