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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Mbarire",
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        "legal_name": "Cecily Mutitu Mbarire",
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    "content": "We want to get to the bottom of this issue. Even as we do that, may I urge the Departmental Committee on Lands in the Senate not to spend precious time duplicating the efforts of this House. They have more work to do with what is happening in counties across the country. There are 47 counties that need to be looked into, their spending and land issues need to be looked into instead of focusing on a matter that is already before the National Assembly. They should not dwell on a matter that is with the Departmental Committee on Lands. We should spend taxpayers’ money and precious time doing what we ought to be doing and not duplicating each other’s efforts. So, I hope the Senate is hearing us today and they will do what is right. Another issue that has concerned me is that the Committee has ably noted that development spending is always compromised in every financial year. At the end of the financial year, only a small portion of what was originally allocated for development is used. The excuse is that they have absorption challenges. We all know that year in, year out, every ministry and Government agency signs a performance contract to confirm that they will meet certain targets in their ministry. These targets are hinged on the development agenda and budget of that particular ministry or agency. The question is: Are we signing performance contracts for the sake of it or are we signing them so that we can meet the targets? What happens to those officials and ministries that do not meet the targets for the year? Other than naming who performed best in terms of performance contracting, what else happens to the ones who perform poorest? How come it is always the development budget that is 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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