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"content": " Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to report that the Committee of Supply has considered the Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 2025/2026, and approved the same with amendments."
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"content": " Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Report of the Committee of Supply in its consideration of the Budget Estimates for the year 2025/2026 and, pursuant to the provisions of Article 221 of the Constitution, Section 39 of the Public Finance Management Act, CAP. 412A and Standing Order 240A, approves the issuance of a sum of Ksh2,549,543,978,440 from the Consolidated Fund to meet the expenditure for the National Executive, Parliament and the Judiciary during the year ending 30th June 2026 in respect of the Votes as contained in the Schedule, while incorporating the proposed amendments. I request Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu to second the Motion."
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"content": " Hon. Deputy Speaker, I do second. 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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"content": "Yes, Hon. Kaluma. Those who are interested in contributing can go to the intervention button."
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"content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I am a very happy Member of Parliament today. I have gone through the Votes and also read through the Estimates, and it pleases me that for the first time in the history of this country, we are passing a Budget without much contestation. It is a Budget which is spread through all the sectors of Government in reasonable terms. It is also enabling all sections and regions of the country to get some element of development. I was very pleased when I saw in the specific Estimates a road that is going to come from Mandera, through Wajir to Garissa for the first time. When the President mentioned some of these things, they thought they were just mere indications of the need for interventions for all Kenyans. I am happy we have provided for such facilities. The Cabinet Secretary in charge of the National Treasury and Economic Planning told us that across the Tana River, and Hon. Owen Baya knows, there is this river that the children in Tana River have been crossing each morning going to and from school. It is a crocodile- infested river and I am happy I have seen money there to address the issue. Though I have not seen much for my constituency, and I know it is because we hosted Madaraka Day a short while back and there was a lot of intervention, I am very happy that the entire breadth of the nation, indeed, is going to feel a bit of this national cake. Lastly, going into the future, there is a matter which has been highlighted here by Members in the Committee of Supply, which we need to take the earliest opportunity when we sit again to look at it very seriously. It is sad that the Senator for Nairobi gets, in addition to his salary, over Ksh50 million each year just to say nonsense on television breakfast shows and it is considered oversight. That is double pay because under the Constitution, the salary he is getting is for that purpose. He is paid Ksh50 million for saying nonsense while several agencies do not have money. Let us take the earliest opportunity possible when we are considering the supplementary budget to shred off those monies and channel them to constitutional purposes of service to the public. I fully support and thank the Budget and Appropriations Committee for securing inclusivity and equity in this year’s Budget. I thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I am also happy and I must pay tribute to my young brother, Hon. Atandi, for going through this rigorous process. We might have been hard on him, but that is the only way he can get harder. That is how we are brought up where I come from. There is an issue that was raised by Hon. Kangogo: The nexus between reports by the Office of the Auditor-General and the budget-making process. I would like to bring to the attention of the Budget and Appropriations Committee two areas of focus they need to look into next time. Normally, in each State department, there is a budgetary performance report that highlights what was appropriated, what was disbursed and what was spent. That is where the focus should be. It makes no sense to appropriate funds to a department that has no capacity to absorb the funds. It also does not make sense to appropriate funds which are never disbursed by the National Treasury. On average, 30 per cent of development funds are never disbursed by the end of a financial year. That makes the entire budgeting process academic. I raised the same matter at the beginning, but the Chairman took it personal, thinking that I was playing broad-based Government politics instead of performing my duties under Article 95 of the Constitution. I 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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"content": "was only bringing it to his attention because I have sat in the Public Accounts Committee for the last four years and I understand. The nexus must be built. I would suggest that, at the commencement of the budget-making process, the Budget and Appropriations Committee should look at the blue book or various reports prepared by the Public Accounts Committees and Public Investment Committees. This will guide us on how much to allocate. It will also be a lesson on when to budget and when to emphasise disbursement. Otherwise, Hon. Deputy Speaker, I thank you very much. We will look at the Printed Estimates and see what Hon. Kaluma has gloriously talked about, whether it is happening on the ground or it is just political rhetoric we are fed every Saturday and Sunday on various platforms. We will look at it and come back to discuss it in the House. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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