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"speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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"content": "If you listen to people speak about the creation of jobs, we said that the bottom-up economic transformation agenda is anchored on job creation. During debate on the Finance Bill, we tried to speak to Kenyans and inform them that some of the measures that were in the Finance Bill spoke to job creation. Unfortunately, it was difficult to get that message across to Kenyans under the circumstances. When we spoke about the manufacture of diapers and sanitary towels, we were simply trying to safeguard local manufacturing. It was to ensure that our industries are thriving to create jobs locally and that the industries are generating revenues in this economy. Not exporting jobs or our forex to other countries in the Far East as we import. I am glad that I heard the President speak to it this afternoon. As Kenyans, he said it is time we had a conversation whether we want to make our economy one large supermarket that merchandises manufactured products to create jobs in other economies outside ours. We must decide whether we want to make our country a manufacturing hub that can manufacture sanitary towels, diapers and all those other things."
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"speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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"content": "I have heard Members contribute on farmers. That is why I was asking whether milk farmers are more important. Some were claiming that milk farmers seem to be getting preferential treatment versus coffee farmers. The Finance Bill had provisions that sought to protect poultry farmers. Many of our peasant farmers are in poultry rearing. Others grow potatoes and onions. We sought to protect the onion, potato and poultry farmer from cheap imports of eggs and potatoes. What reason is there for us to be growing onions in Loitoktok or in Kieni in Nyeri County and yet, allow the importation of cheaper onions from Tanzania at the expense of the farmer in Kieni? Why would a farmer in Muchongoi in Baringo County or Kinangop in Nyandarua County be growing potatoes and yet, my famous Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and other cheap joints in town are importing potatoes from as far as Mexico and the Netherlands? We must protect our local farmers. We need time to soberly look at some of those measures to know how else to finance the deficit that we have."
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"speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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"content": "In conclusion, the revenue estimates contained in the Budget we approved and even in this Supplementary Budget are usually very optimistic. If you look at where our country is today, we have been told that we are losing not less than Ksh6 billion every day we are out in the streets stopping other people from going to work. The import is that we may not realise the revenue projections in this Supplementary Budget. The consequence will be additional borrowing. That 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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"speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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"content": "borrowing will have ramifications on our cost of borrowing locally in the domestic market, because we have to borrow in the domestic market. It will have an implication on the rate at which business people can borrow, how many investments they can invest in, and how many jobs they can create for young Kenyans. Therefore, I just want to speak to Kenyans and ask them to let us reason together. Let us act in a manner that will not destroy our economy as we seek to fix that which we seek to fix in our country. As I said, it is possible to chew gum and scale the stairs together. Together, I believe we, as a country, can do that. We can fix the economic mess we are in and our politics without fighting and injuring each other. We can grow this economy and get it where it ought to be. I conclude by saying that this first Supplementary Budget is unprecedented. In the next few months, I believe we will inevitably get into a second one. I even foresee a third supplementary budget this year. As the National Treasury begins implementing this Budget and as the new Government ministries and State departments take shape, I ask that they review those budgets further to align them with the new governance system that will be there. I ask them to ensure that there are further cuts so that we do not need to go out and borrow much more if the projected revenues are not realised. We are almost hitting the borrowing ceiling that we set in this House. Therefore, it will not be feasible to continue borrowing."
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"speaker_name": "Hon. Martha Wangari",
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"content": " Time is up. Member for Chepalungu, Hon. Victor Koech."
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"speaker_name": "Chepalungu, CCM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Victor Koech",
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"content": " Thank you so much. I equally appreciate the opportunity you have given me to add my voice to the ongoing debate on the Report by the Budget and Appropriations Committee led by Hon. Ndindi Nyoro. I laud them for the good work they are doing. While refusing to assent to the Finance Bill, the President clearly said that austerity measures would follow. Truly, from the Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, the Office of the President, together with the Office of the Deputy President, have faced a huge budget cut to a tune of Ksh4.2 billion. This is a clear indication that our committees undertake what the President says. We were so sad that the JSS intern teachers who have been serving us as a country were going to continue serving under internship. However, the Budget and Appropriations Committee saw it wise and gave us a solution. Our teachers are now a happy lot. It is a clear indication that their confirmation will come through in a few months’ time. Coming from a constituency that greatly relies on dairy farming, I am happy as a Member because money for milk coolers is still available in this Budget. This is a clear indication that mopping up of milk is going to happen. It is going to benefit the farmers from my constituency and dairy farmers within the country. On the same is the issue of internships and making money available in this Budget to recruit more interns. It is a clear indication that this country is moving in the right direction. Thus, ensuring that graduates from the various institutions are going to be engaged somewhere as they gain experience or as we prepare them for future markets. Sadly, it is important to note that whenever we have a budget, we equally have a Finance Bill which translates to a Finance Act which funds the particular budget. We were not able, because we lost the Finance Bill 2024, to allocate money in this Budget for the last mile electricity connections. The money was going to greatly help the constituencies, especially Chepalungu Constituency which I represent. It is important to note that, sadly, we lost Ksh14.5 billion of which each constituency was going to get Ksh50 million. It is now upon the Budget and Appropriations Committee led by Hon. Ndindi Nyoro, together with the Members of this House, to look for ways to bring back that money in September so as to ensure 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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"speaker_name": "Chepalungu, CCM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Victor Koech",
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"content": "that we increase or enhance electricity connectivity in our constituencies. They say that if you want to remain in power, you have to give people power, and if we fail to give people power, we will be answerable to the people who gave us these particular seats when it comes to 2027. It is important as a House that we sit down and look into the ways of how we can bring back the Ksh14.5 billion that was going to help not only my constituency, but all the constituencies in the entire country. Sadly, we also lost Ksh10 billion that was going to the NG-CDF. We all know the magnitude of the work that is being undertaken by the NG-CDF. We are losing Ksh10 billion which was going to increase money to our constituencies by a margin of around Ksh30 million per constituency. There are constituencies that have been left behind for so long, like Chepalungu, that still have a lot of dilapidated infrastructure. This money would have greatly impacted the infrastructure in the constituency that I represent, and equally the entire country. It is now upon us, upon this honourable House, the Chairperson, Budget and Appropriations Committee, to look into ways of bringing back that particular money to improve education infrastructure and enhance bursaries. In the rural constituencies that we represent, most of the students rely heavily on bursaries. If we do not enhance it, it means that we are not coping with the increasing population. On roads, just like any other SAGA, there is a major cut. Entirely, we are losing over Ksh100 billion. Roads are a critical infrastructure that spur economic growth within our constituencies. The Finance Bill 2024 that was rejected sought to find, allocate and appropriate money that was going to handle roads that had been abandoned for a long time. We have the Daraja-Sita, Chebole, Koiti, Chebunyu and Emurua-Dikirr Road that cuts across three constituencies that was done, but is low volume and requires maintenance. This money is not available simply because we did not find money because we passed the Finance Bill 2024 that was not assented. It is now upon this House, the Budget and Appropriation Committee and the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure to sit together and find ways to get that money. We need to find ways of handling those particular roads. They are major connectors, but sadly, have remained impassable for many years. We have been promised, but the promise is not forthcoming. It is now upon this House to sit down, analyse our Budget well and find ways and possible solutions to allocating money to those particular abandoned roads. If they remain unmaintained for long, they will lose the purpose for which they were constructed. The three things we are elected by our people to deliver are majorly water, electricity and roads. On water, if we continue to underfund the water sector, our people will not access clean drinking water. As a country, we are not moving in the right direction. As we lament and talk about this Budget, it is not appropriate for us to sit back and say we are not going to make further adjustments and allocate more money to the water sector. It is upon us and the Chairperson to allocate money for water. We should deliberately allocate more money for energy, roads and education. Sadly, the Ministry of Education lost money for infrastructure, which normally comes in to add up to what the NG-CDF does. In the constituency I represent, there are many schools that are still in a sorry situation. The money allocated to the Ministry of Education for infrastructure adds up to what I do as a Member of Parliament. Saying that, that money is no longer available is destroying a constituency that was going to develop further. It is now upon the Chairperson, Hon. Ndindi Nyoro, to find money for infrastructure. I implore him to do that. The money was critical to rural constituencies. With those remarks, I support. Thank you."
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"content": " Thank you. Member for Nairobi. 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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"speaker_name": "Nairobi City County, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Esther Passaris",
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"content": " Thank you, for giving me this opportunity to speak to this historic Supplementary Budget. Before I go to the Budget, yesterday was a very sad day for my county. There were demonstrations and we saw residential areas like Pipeline and Zimmerman in Roysambu being tear-gassed. Those are highly congested and populous areas. I spoke to the Member of Parliament for Roysambu this morning, Hon. Mwafrika. He was equally disturbed by what happened. I spoke to the acting Inspector-General of Police Service, Mr Douglas Kanja, and the Nairobi Regional Commander, Mr Bungei. Mr Bungei told me that it becomes very difficult for the police when people try to go to protected areas, some of which have fuel depots. If people tamper with them, they may cause more damage. This takes me back to what is going on in the Middle East. We see women and children casualties in a war that should not have happened. I would like to tell the Gen. Zs that they have done something historic in this country. They are our children. I have two Gen. Zs in my family and almost every Member of Parliament here has a Gen. Z in their households. We listen to them, and we understand where they are coming from. They came out to the streets because the first thing they wanted was for the Finance Bill 2024 to be withdrawn, and it was. They wanted the President to go on X, and the President did that. They also wanted the Cabinet to be dismissed, and the President did that. Now there is a hue and cry about why the same people have been nominated to the Cabinet. At one point, I asked the Gen. Zs to compile a list of the people they would like to help the leadership. Such a list was not forthcoming. At the end of the day, this is a constitutionally elected Government. People voted for their representatives who are in this House. We have the opportunity to vote every five years. If you do not want to wait for five years, you cannot disrupt the entire country. We have seen enough blood shed. I heard the Generation Zs say that they are not responsible for the bloodshed. They said it is the police. We saw the infiltration of the Generation Zs movement by goons. The people that came to Roysambu last night were not from that constituency. The constituency was peaceful during the day and they reigned terror at night. So, as a country, we have to always search for peace. We have seen enough bloodshed. Right now, the Government has formed a broad-based Cabinet. I believe that, together, we can steer this country in the right direction. There are so many things in the Azimio Coalition Manifesto that can complement the Government. I know that Baba has the interest of all the Generation Zs at heart. The existence of the ODM Party is now 19.5 years, which is a Generation Z year. Generation Zs are 12 to 26-year- olds. The 12-year-olds are in school. We cannot distract their education every day. We have many people who are unemployed. The unemployed and employed people are having challenges. There has been cancellations and job cuts. We need to put this country in the right direction."
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"speaker_name": "Nairobi City County, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Esther Passaris",
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"content": "Everything that the Generation Zs have talked about, from stopping abductions to arrest of the policemen who did wrong have been spoken to by the President today. We have proposed budget cuts and removal of everything that is unconstitutional from the Budget. I believe that right now it is going to be tough for Kenyans. The employment opportunities for the intern doctors and the Junior Secondary Schools teachers will be there. We hope that the economy will be spurred up by giving incentives to the private sector so that we can create more job opportunities. Our neighbours have benefited from the strife that we have had in our country."
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