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    "id": 1005821,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1005821/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suna East, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Junet Nuh",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Junet Sheikh Nuh",
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    "content": "As the Leader of the Minority Party has said, it is the first since Parliament was granted powers to make the Budget and since I joined Parliament that we are dealing with Supplementary III. It is very clear that Article 223 of the Constitution is being misused. The whole amount of Supplementary III is under Article 223. It has been brought here so that we can ratify it and even if we do not, there is nothing we can do because the money has been spent. Article 223 of the Constitution was meant to cushion on emergency and unforeseen issues and not on ordinary issues like paying Loiyangalani. We have broken the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act. There are programmes here that have exceeded the 10 per cent threshold. It is a requirement of the law that they can only spend 10 per cent. They have now brought a Supplementary Budget that has exceeded the 10 per cent. As a law-making body, if we allow these things to continue, then there is no business of us being here. These laws are made so that people can follow. We cannot allow the National Treasury to operate in this manner. As much as I support, it is my obligation and duty as a leader to point out that you have broken the law. We will not allow it again. This is the last time I am supporting a Supplementary Budget that has broken the law under Article 223 of the Constitution and one that has exceeded the 10 per cent threshold that is required."
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