6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I thank you for the opportunity.
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28 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I thank you also for all those titles. Daktari might be in contravention of the language policy we talked about. Professor could also come in but thank you very much. At the outset, I thank the Budget and Appropriations Committee for a thorough job while looking at the Report.
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28 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
As has already been indicated, I thank all the committees as well. As I support the Report, I am particularly encouraged by the observation in the Report of the key challenge given that what we would look for in a Budget Policy Statement are clear policy guidelines, framework and directions. As has been pointed out by many Members, there is effort to ensure that as we will be looking for the Budget Estimates in April, we will have had a clear convincing presentation of what the direction and what, therefore, the framework should be.
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28 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
We can see that it is clearly observed in the Report that whereas we find in the BPS 2019, projects that were implemented in the year 2018/2019, there is a lot of provision of extensive programmes and information. But we do not have key outputs and performance indicators and the status of the current projects are not clear.
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28 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
Therefore as I support this, I want to just start by indicating that it is important that when we are looking at a programme-based budget, we ensure that resource allocation is anchored in outputs in order that we cannot only reduce resource wastage, but that there can be a clear and convincing message to us in the House and to the public in general that we are taking the responsibility of matching resources in the direction that we would like the country to follow.
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28 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
Therefore, I would like to join other Hon. Members who, by looking at the BPS, cease repetition and routine pronouncements in a manner which seems not to be recognition by the National Treasury. When we are looking at the BPS, we are not only looking at prioritisation. We are much more concerned with those areas which seem to be the drivers of the economy. Also, areas which are reflective of where citizens are experiencing challenges can be addressed.
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28 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
We look at the areas that are clearly not critical to the Big Four Agenda but, informing areas of need where we ably address issues of food security. Also, where we ensure that we
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28 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
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28 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
address issues such as universal health care and manufacturing. Looking at the BPS, we do not see a clear matching of the pronouncements in policy and resource allocation.
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28 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
I am particularly concerned because in Siaya County, where I come from, we have a semblance of opportunity for the public to come and review what they feel are pertinent issues and make suggestions on what they think would be the direction to go. In particular, to speak to those whom they feel they have given a voice in the National Assembly. As I looked at the BPS, I was concerned. This is because about three weeks ago, at a gathering which, for the purposes of giving a correct record for HANSARD is called Bunge la Wananchi, I was tasked ...
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