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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to agree with the House in the said Resolution. However, I want to point out something which is very fundamental to this House. This House plays an oversight role over the Executive. A trend has emerged where the Department of Defence is perpetually under Guillotine. I have noticed that advantage has been taken of that fact. I have been looking through the past records to see how the Department of Defence budget has been growing. It would be important for this House to note that from 1990 to date, this budget has been doubling after every five years. In the 1990/1991Financial Year it was Kshs3.7 billion, in the 1995/1996 Financial Year it was Kshs6 billion, in the 1999/2000 Financial Year it was Kshs13 billion and in the 2007/2008 Financial Year it doubled to Kshs26 billion. In the 2008/2009 Financial Year it doubled to Kshs42 billion. This is a very serious trend given the fact that over that period Kenya has not had any external aggression. This compares very unfavourably with the food Ministries such as the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Livestock Development and the Ministry of Fisheries Development put together. I think it is important that in view of the new Constitution, this House takes a serious look at the Department of Defence budget knowing very well that when we go to the internet we are able to see what stock of arsenals Kenya has. I think we do not want to know the details but it is important for us as peopleâs representatives and a watchdog body to have abroad breakdown and know where this money goes to."
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