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    "id": 1001944,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1001944/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kathiani, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Robert Mbui",
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        "legal_name": "Robert Mbui",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I will not digress like some of my colleagues because in the Committee of Supply, we are dealing with issuing money to arms of Government. We are now dealing with Parliament and my comment will be specific. The PSC allows Members of Parliament to have staff in their constituencies. They are allocated money through the Exchequer. After every three months, there is delay in releasing the money. Every constituency is affected because of penalties from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) and the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). A lot of this money goes into paying penalties. When salaries delay, these staff go to the Members of Parliament to feed their families. As we pass this, the National Treasury should ensure that there is timely release in those three months."
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