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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mulu",
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "correct all these needs then they can be factored into the Budget from a perspective that they can be allowed. This is because we are now a bit restricted with resources. The other thing is the issue of the managed equipment services. As my Chair was presenting, he mentioned what we call the medical equipment services and the CT scanners. What we have found out, as a Committee, is that the implementation of programmes is facing challenges. We associate this to the fact that we do not think proper project or programme appraisal is being done. Time has come for us, as a House, to demand that all MDAs do proper project appraisal before any funding is committed. I support the proposal that any project that cost the Government more than Kshs1 billion must be approved by this House so that as a House we can have a chance to make sure that proper appraisal has been done. That way, we can ensure that Kenyans eventually get value for money. As a House, we should make sure that proper appraisal has been done and that Kenyans will get value for money. That is something we need to note as a House. The other issue is stalled projects all over the place. As a country, I am sure if we talked to individual Members, we will realise that each of our constituencies has a stalled Government project. The Government has committed money to those stalled projects. Is it not wise that as a House, we demand that all stalled projects are completed before we start new projects? If we go that way, we will help this country in terms of achieving economic growth and making sure that Kenyans benefit from the intended objective of those projects. The other issue is what the Chairman has said in terms of sharing the money allocated to public hearings. You realise that the budget for that is not much. It is just about Kshs1 billion. When you look through what has been shared to individual constituencies, you realise there is much more which has not been shared. Most of the constituencies have not benefited. I want to assure Hon. Members that as a Committee, we have made sure that over time, we will reach all the constituencies. The Budget and Appropriations Committee has planned that in the coming four years, every constituency will be visited and will benefit from public hearings. I am just assuring Hon. Members that they should not be worried if their constituency was not visited this year. Next year, we will visit different constituencies and the other year we will visit others. At the end of the four years, every constituency will have benefited and they will also get projects. You are lucky, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I saw Kuresoi Constituency being mentioned somewhere. That means that when we go to another constituency next year, you will not benefit. Other people will benefit in the other years. Unlike in the 11th Parliament where some constituencies benefited and others did not, this time the Budget and Appropriations Committee is working in a very structured manner to make sure that all Hon. Members get projects. The other issue is monitoring and evaluation of devolution. Oversight is purely about monitoring and evaluation. I urge Committees and Chairpersons of Committees that since we will appropriate for your ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) as a House, immediately the money is released, it is your responsibility to make sure that you track implementation. We have realised that when we plan like we have done now, we have very clear outputs, outcomes and targets which have been proposed. As we continue with the implementation, we would lose track of the achievement of those performance indicators. Departmental Committees would help this House in a great way, if they take time to ensure that they go the extra mile to track the implementation of whatever is planned in terms of output and targets. That is the aspect of this process. As the Chair said, this year, Chairpersons of Committees have gone that extra mile and participated very actively in the budget-making process. That is very important. 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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