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    "id": 989086,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "bills, verified pending bills incurred by our correctional service and the National Youth Service (NYS) must be paid because the money will be there once this House approves the Bill this afternoon. There are changes in development partners-funded projects. It is because of the various development partners that fund projects in our country. The alignment was to be done based on the situation we are facing. Finally, this Bill is dealing with the rationalisation of the Budget to align it with expected revenue shortfalls. We are going to face shortages. Our GDP will go down. Our revenue collection will also go down. Economic growth will go down. The Cabinet Secretary explained this yesterday. In a nutshell, a sum of Kshs51.7 billion has been reduced. More specifically, Development Expenditure reduces by Kshs83 billion while Recurrent Expenditure increases by Kshs31 billion. That is essentially in terms of the numbers. So, it is important that, as we approve these resources to various sectors, whether to fight COVID-19 or settle pending bills, these monies must be accounted for. I urge the Departmental Committees of this House that oversee these agencies to make sure that each and every penny that this House approves is used prudently and value for money is realised. It is a small Bill. It is mostly based on what we approved under the Budget Estimates. I caution the Chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee that we will be watching him this afternoon. If you bring anything that will not reflect the resolution of the House on the Budget Supplementary Report and you explain it well with good justification, the House will agree with you. Traditionally, principally and legally, both in the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act and the Constitution, the Supplementary Appropriation Bill must reflect the Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on the Supplementary Budget. You cannot introduce new things. The Chair has done a good job and he has high ranking Members in his Committee like the Leader of the Minority Party. I am sure if we finish today…"
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