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    "id": 833205,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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        "legal_name": "Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, in the process of considering the Supplementary Appropriation Bill No. 2 of 2018, the National Treasury submitted further changes that have taken into account the revised Executive Order of June 2018 which resulted in reorganisation of Government functions. The changes in the structure of Government have affected the following votes, which are shown in Annex 1 of the Report that we tabled this morning: (a) The State Department for Housing and Urban Development; (b) The State Department for Public Works; (c) The State Department for Tourism; (d) The State Department for Wildlife; (e) The State Department for Public Service, and; (f) The State Department for Youth. It is important to note that the proposed amendments will not in any way alter the overall budget contained in the supply resolutions and subsequently, the Supplementary Appropriation Bill No. 2 of 2018. The changes entail splitting of the affected votes and transfer of functions and unspent resources. The net effect remains as earlier proposed in the Supplementary Appropriation Bill with an overall budget deficit of Kshs37,603,662,418 of which, Kshs9,063,228,418 was for Recurrent Expenditure and Kshs28,540,434,000 for the Development Expenditure. Pursuant to Article 118 of the Constitution and Standing Order No. 127(3), the Budget and Appropriations Committee sought public participation by seeking views through a newspaper advertisement. In addition, key stakeholders such as the National Treasury, the Council of Governors (CoG), the Controller of Budget and the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) were involved. The Report that we tabled this morning has detailed to a great extent, our deliberations with the stakeholders we invited. It is important to note that despite the advertisement by the Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly, no single memoranda, written or otherwise, came to the Office of the Clerk or was forwarded to us in the Budget and Appropriations Committee. There are those who are fond of rushing to court on account of public participation and it is within their right to do so, but this is an opportune moment to let them know that when those advertisements are put out, it is an opportunity for them to come and appear before the Committee and express themselves. Therefore, the most important thing to note is that not a single memorandum was submitted and therefore, to a great extent, it is to mean that, indeed, members of the public were happy with the Supplementary Appropriation Bill. The stakeholders that we invited in the two meetings that we held include the National Treasury, the Council of Governors (CoG), the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) and the Controller of Budget. We have considered their views appropriately in our Report."
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