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    "id": 1005902,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1005902/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui Central, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Makali Mulu",
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to join my colleagues in supporting this Motion. Just as they are saying, we must make some observations because we really need to improve. Looking at the timing of this Supplementary Budget III despite the COVID-19 issue and all of us saying that we are living in abnormal times, this Supplementary Budget coming only about seven days to the end of the financial year, raises serious credibility issues of the budget- making process. We cannot bury our heads and say that this is the way we want to go. As we move forward, Kenya as a country will be compared to other countries in terms of how they manage their budgets. If you look at how budgets are managed in other countries, because we are not an isolated country, we are part of the Commonwealth and the International Community and there are many people who analyse how budgets are done in different countries, we might score low in terms of budget-making. We are putting the whole issue of credibility at risk. I urge the National Treasury to improve on this area. I like what Hon. Kimunya said that, that is an area 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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