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    "id": 802370,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mutunga",
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        "legal_name": "John Kanyuithia Mutunga",
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    "content": "on the sector. Some sectors are putting a lot more money in development expenditure than in recurrent expenditure. The other issue that is important to note is the huge reallocations that we did in respect of money that could be better used in other areas other than being misused. We even got money from the National Treasury. Around Kshs4.87 billion is reallocated which is something that has never happened in this country. We negotiated with the National Treasury on this particular issue. Therefore, the Budget and Appropriations Committee brought a good report. The other issue that we also looked at is the focus on the priorities of the people and the Big Four Agenda which has also been supported in this Budget. The other issues that are important are the variety of the Government initiatives that have been going on and the need to verify the need to have facilities on lease. We realise that in some counties, they have been very effectively utilised. I want to mention Kirinyaga County where I did public participation and found a hospital that is improving from Level 5 to something better. The hospital there is like a referral hospital. It is clean, effectively working and the equipment is working very well. It is highly comparable to the Mombasa case. We even have a Renal Unit that is performing very well. The people’s proposals were brought from not only the 12 counties that we visited but also from other neighbouring counties. We considered all these proposals and agreed that in future we shall have the proposals carry the day in terms of what is supposed to be funded. I find the Budget fairly balanced. I support this Motion in that respect. Also of importance is the fact that if you look at different sectors, they did internal reallocation. They considered what needs to be moved from one vote to the other. We agreed based on the priorities that they gave us and the reasons why they thought it was necessary to do reallocation. With those few remarks, I support."
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