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    "id": 1051978,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1051978/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Straight to my contribution. I do agree with the sentiments expressed by colleagues that perhaps we, as sectoral committees of the Senate and of Parliament, may need more time to engage with the BPS. The speed at which we are supposed to look at this document and make input into it, we should change the direction that the final budget document should take. It is a very hurried process. Perhaps there will be need to amend whatever sections of the Public Finance Management Act (PFM) to ensure that Parliament, both the National Assembly and the Senate, get more time to engage with this document. I will mention two or three issues on the BPS. I sit in the Committee on Roads and Transportation. I know that regarding the Roads Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF), there is a proposal in the budget statement that the Fund moves to counties as part of shareable revenue to counties. That will be a serious mistake if it is allowed to happen. Why? That fund is anchored in law. It is not just something that somebody can wake up and decide what to do with that fund. Those are public funds collected from fuel levy; funds that are supposed to be directed to the construction and maintenance of roads across the country. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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