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    "id": 909909,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Amos Kimunya",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": "I also wish to support the recommendations of the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the amendments that have been brought and the reasons that have been provided. However, just for purposes of good order and for the record of the House, I want to clarify one or two things. The essence of the Supplementary Estimates is basically to bring budgeting closer to reality. Budget Estimates are purely estimates. It is hoped things will take place as estimated, but rarely does that happen. Members may recall that when we were doing the Supplementary Estimates I, it was necessitated by the need to align expenditures to the revenues. Unfortunately, we look at expenditures before looking at the revenue raising measures that will finance the expenditure. So, when the Finance Bill and the revenue raising measures are brought, we find that the projected revenue is only so much and yet the House has approved expenditure beyond it. Even as we speak, in my calculations, I can see that we already have a gap of not less than Kshs10 billion between what we are approving in the 2019/2020 Budget Estimates and the revenue raising measures. We have not even taken into account that we are going to have gaps in terms of revenues. It is important to have it rationalised. Otherwise, people get the impression that there is money to spend, but it will never be funded. I think that was the emphasis in the Supplementary Estimates I. You also end up with situations where new expenditures come in the picture. The rains have come and have created havoc. Drought has come and you would expect maize shortage. You can be sure there will be a Supplementary Estimates at some point in the year for the 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."
}