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    "id": 897549,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/897549/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Government, Kenya Institute of Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), representatives of security agencies and the leadership of the Parliamentary Service Commission. Hon. Members, the conference discussed various topics including on the Big Four Agenda, Blue Economy and National Security; Governance and National Security in the 21st Century; Population Statistics and issues for National Planning, including key national demographics, what the statistics and projections portend for the future, implications on the national planning, state of preparedness and the role of Parliament in fulfilling legislative and budgetary interventions to mitigate the challenges; and, a discussion on tools for effective oversight and Public Petition including taking stock of the new procedure for Questions and Public Petitions and receiving feedback from Committee Chairpersons on the effectiveness of the new procedure for Questions, and the Petitions to Parliament, laws, rules and procedure and identifying areas for improvement. Hon. Members, the conference also discussed the very important subject of public debt, implications to the economy and budget financing measures, what were the key drivers to the rise in public debt, the question of sustainability and medium term debt strategies to be put in place, the formal debt versus the informal debt, and the rising pending bills at the national and at the county levels and whether there was room for borrowing by counties. The retreat also discussed the approval of the budget estimates and revenue raising measures, the interest rate capping, the place of Provisional Collection of Taxes and Duties Act (CAP 415) on taxation measures, and the timelines for presentation and passage of the Finance Bills. The issue of delayed payments to suppliers and the implication to the veracity of money, economic growth and industrialisation, was extensively discussed."
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