{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=138045","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=138043","results":[{"id":1396851,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1396851/?format=json","text_counter":208,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kikuyu, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First, I appeal to all Chairpersons to be present in the House, especially the Budget and Appropriation Committee Chairperson, who is always present during the Budget process. Otherwise, he is never here. I am now constrained on what to say because he would have been better placed to tell us the position on budget implementation."},{"id":1396852,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1396852/?format=json","text_counter":209,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Hon. Omboko Milemba spoke off the record)"},{"id":1396853,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1396853/?format=json","text_counter":210,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kikuyu, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah","speaker":null,"content":"Hon. Temporary Speaker, Hon. Omboko, is reminding me that when I was the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriation Committee, I used to attend the House. That is indeed true. I will ask the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriation Committee to be available here because he is better placed to tell us about the progress made in the implementation of the budget, including the disbursement of funds. Regarding NG-CDF, I confirm that the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury committed to disbursing Ksh10 billion every month. This month of March is no exception, and they will disburse the funds. I am aware that the disbursement of money to ministries has been ongoing, but we have faced challenges due to a shortfall in revenues. However, I believe 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"},{"id":1396854,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1396854/?format=json","text_counter":211,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kikuyu, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah","speaker":null,"content":"we will address this through a Supplementary Budget when we resume after the short Recess. These shortfalls in revenue collections could be one of the reasons for the slowdown in disbursement. Earlier today, during the launch of the medium-term plan for 2023 to 2027, the President spoke extensively about the issue of budgeted corruption. It is our constitutional mandate, as a House, to prepare and approve budgets. While the President addressed other players in the budget-making cycle, I believe he was also addressing those of us who serve in Departmental Committees. As we prepare to deal with the Budget Estimates in the next few weeks, we must scrutinise all budget lines thoroughly to ensure that there is no budgeted corruption from the Executive or even within the House. The President was emphatic on this issue, and I must echo his words here. Even as we push for the disbursement of funds, we should also be aware of budgeted corruption. As a House and budget-making body, we must keep an eye on such issues because the Auditor- General and the Controller of Budget have previously highlighted them. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I will follow up on this matter with the Chairperson or the Budget and Appropriation Committee Vice-Chairperson. They are both absent today, but they should appraise us when we resume after the recess."},{"id":1396855,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1396855/?format=json","text_counter":212,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Peter Kaluma","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":{"id":1565,"legal_name":"George Peter Opondo Kaluma","slug":"george-peter-opondo-kaluma"},"content":" Leader of the Majority Party, the last point you have made is very critical. I want to indulge you as the top most leader in the House, below the Speaker. For the sake of first time Members, where do they get the budget estimates and lines? This is because we pass the budget when we are blank. You pass it as a representative, but your constituency is getting nothing. Would you guide the House on where these budget estimates can be found?"},{"id":1396856,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1396856/?format=json","text_counter":213,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kikuyu, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. For the benefit of those who missed induction at the beginning of this term, and also to refresh our minds, budget estimates are tabled before the end of April. Therefore, after we come back from recess, I shall table the budget estimates before the end of April. These big books are table in the House. Thereafter, you can access them from either the Table Office or Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO). If you want to check whether any program or project you expected to be budgeted for in your constituency, you can ask someone in the PBO to help you drill down the numbers and see if it is there. At the time, when we are passing the Budget, it is good for Members to come. Many times, budget estimates and even the Appropriations Bill is usually passed by about 50 or 60 Members out of 349 Members. Then you start complaining about things you passed in Budget. As I said, it is important for Members to avail themselves at this time, to scrutinise the numbers with a toothcomb, and be wary of budgeted corruption issues. This was spoken to by none other than His Excellency the President, this morning. So, I thought it was important as we move to the budget making process, we appraise ourselves with what is going on."},{"id":1396857,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1396857/?format=json","text_counter":214,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Peter Kaluma","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":{"id":1565,"legal_name":"George Peter Opondo Kaluma","slug":"george-peter-opondo-kaluma"},"content":" Hon. Omboko I want us to leave this. Do you want to say something beyond what the Leader of the Majority Party has said? For one minute only, because we have so many statements."},{"id":1396858,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1396858/?format=json","text_counter":215,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Emuhaya, ANC","speaker_title":"Hon. Omboko Milemba","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am very glad that the Leader of the Majority Party has spoken about budgeted corruption. Hon. Members, as we make the budget, we need to be careful. For a few days, I have been wondering what happened to the Ministry of Energy, only to realise that my constituency got only one electricity project. Yet, when you look at the budget, other people got between 14 and 17 projects. Hon. Members, as we sit here, we cannot afford to completely drain the efforts of other Members. To an extent, that you can have so much while another Member has nothing and they have no chance of representing their constituents very well. This is also happening in the 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"},{"id":1396859,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1396859/?format=json","text_counter":216,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Emuhaya, ANC","speaker_title":"Hon. Omboko Milemba","speaker":null,"content":"Ministry of Roads and Transport and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development. As Chairpersons make the budget, they must be fair to other Members. Where has sanity gone? For instance, the Ministry of Energy should give an equal share of transformers to every Member of Parliament for his constituency. Who will die because of this? Must you have too much while others have nothing? The same applies to roads. So, as we deal with the upcoming budget these are some of the things, we should consider. I support what the President said, that there is budgeted corruption. We should handle this carefully and call to order those in charge of making the budget when it comes here. In terms of resources distribution, we need to know how much goes to each constituency. That is what I wanted to raise. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I am not a happy Legislator this afternoon."},{"id":1396860,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1396860/?format=json","text_counter":217,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Peter Kaluma","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":{"id":1565,"legal_name":"George Peter Opondo Kaluma","slug":"george-peter-opondo-kaluma"},"content":" Why are Hon. Members seeking interventions as if we are debating a statement? What is the interest in the matter? I will allow Hon. Kangogo to be the last one to speak on this? We do not debate statements. Yes, Hon. Kangogo Bowen. Proceed."}]}