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    "id": 1110101,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1110101/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
        "slug": "james-orengo"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think the Senator for Bungoma County has raised a very important issue. As you may recall, in making the Constitution 2010 in the context and background that Kenya in the first 20 years or so was burdened by borrowing, some of that borrowing was not being overseen or oversighted or approved by Parliament. For that reason, provisions were made in Article 211(1) of the Constitution on borrowing by the national Government. Article 213 is on loan guarantees by the national Government in relation to county governments. Whenever there is the issue of borrowing – if we are over borrowing or if we are in a debt crisis - just like three weeks ago when we had to even talk about taxation and fuel levy - the country is now well aware that the principal responsibility is with Parliament. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we had the head of a public institution, the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) blame both the CS, National Treasury and Planning and Parliament. That it is Parliament, which made those laws they are implementing. We cannot run away from many of these things. For that reason, I think it would be important that the requirements of the PFM Act are complied with. Secondly, that the public to see Parliament playing a robust role on the issue of borrowing."
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