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    "id": 908741,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Samburu West, KANU",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Naisula Lesuuda",
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    "content": " Thank you Hon.Temporary Speaker for granting me this opportunity. At the outset, I rise to support the Budget and Appropriations Committee Report and thank the Chairman and his Members for putting in long hours to come up with this Report. I also would like to thank officers from the Budget Office who worked tirelessly to ensure the Report is accurate and tabled in the House. One of the key issues that have made this Parliament stand out in public participation is the Budget. It is important for us Members of Parliament to know that as we engage everyday with our constituents, those are the moments we really capture their aspirations, which we input in the budget-making process. It is important that those who implement the Budget get out and interact with the citizens in order to know what their needs and priorities are. That way, they will implement the projects well after receiving the money. Another important observation that is key is pending bills. Even as this Parliament appropriates money so that we can conform to the presidential directive and also as a good practice of procurement, it is important to note that when the ministries get that money, it is not only to pay the big contractors but also to pay the pending bills of the small and medium enterprises of the small traders who are being listed at the Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) every day because of the loans that they took and they are just starting contracting or in business. So, it is important that we follow up on who will be paid those pending bills. The small contractors should not be left behind."
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