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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Alego-Usonga, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Samuel Atandi",
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Onunga Atandi",
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    "content": "As a Committee, we took a position and said that we will never approve that item. This Article continues to be abused by the Executive. It appears to me that the Cabinet Secretary of the National Treasury has some executive authority over resource expenditure using power that they have not been given by this House. Now that it has also appeared in this Supplementary Budget, it is something this House must take a position on. Secondly, I have noted that the Supplementary Budget has set aside Kshs10 billion to be used for cash transfers to orphans and vulnerable members of our community. However, I have noted that this process is being managed by the Provincial Administration and Kenyans have less confidence in that department of the Government. Kenyans do not have confidence in anything they do. In the listing of beneficiaries, I think we need to find a way in which the money can reach Kenyans in a way that Kenyans really appreciate. I have noted that even the beneficiaries are not selected on merit. I also observe that in this period, the national Government and the county governments must give priority to water and food security. That is something that we must emphasise because if we do not invest sufficient resources on water, then we will not be able to fight this pandemic. If there is anything that COVID-19 has taught us as a people is that we must now continue to be more self-reliant. We cannot afford to be relying on others. In food production, we will get to a stage where every country will be securing themselves. They will not have excess to export to us. So, we must put sufficient resources in place to ensure that this country is secured from hunger and we have water everywhere. There are some villages where The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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