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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to state that this is the first Budget that was prepared after the 2017 General Election. At the outset, I want to thank the Budget and Appropriations Committee Members, the Budget Office of the National Assembly and above all the National Treasury, for making sure that they deliver to this House a Budget Estimate within the timelines given by the Constitution and the Public Finance Management Act, 2012. I am very grateful for the new procedure that we have introduced in this House with regard to the consideration of the Budget Estimates. This has given an opportunity to the Budget Estimates to be dealt with in a more participatory manner where the Budget Committee went round 11 counties, listened to the views of Kenyans and through the various departmental committees, the people’s representatives had an opportunity to deal with Budget as provided for in the Constitution. This new process that is provided for in Chapter 12 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and the Public Finance Management Act Section 38 and 39, has given the National Assembly the exclusive rights to consider and scrutinise the Budget on behalf of the people of Kenya. These are powers given to this House. I listened to Members yesterday, I really wanted the Chair of Budget and Appropriations Committee to consider the issues raised by Hon. Wafula Wamunyinyi and Hon. Chris Wamalwa regarding specific roads in their counties and the requests made by the women representatives regarding the special funds for women. The 47 women Members of Parliament are our sisters and colleagues, we get 2.5 per cent of the national revenue as NG-CDF. I am sure when we get to the Committee of the whole House or Committee of Supply on Tuesday the Budget and 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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