{"id":1076777,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1076777/?format=json","text_counter":522,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Khwisero, ANC","speaker_title":"Hon. Christopher Wangaya","speaker":{"id":13368,"legal_name":"Christopher Aseka Wangaya","slug":"christopher-aseka-wangaya"},"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Let me take this opportunity, first of all, to thank the Budget and Appropriations Committee for a job well done. One of the key aspects of budgeting is the adherence to Article 221 of the Constitution and conduct public participation. They have confirmed that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, they did it virtually and received memoranda from the public."}