Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 112528,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/112528/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 235,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Ongeri",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Education",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 124,
        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
        "slug": "samson-ongeri"
    },
    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am sure the hon. Member is too familiar with the Finance Bill, when it is processed through this House. Under the Finance Bill, the budget line was the ESP. The moment this House passed that Finance Bill it became the Finance Act. I have no extra powers to change an Act of Parliament to read differently other than what is stipulated in that Act itself. The minute I do it so, it becomes subject of audit. I am sure hon. Dr. Khalwale will be on my neck saying this is contrary to what was passed in Parliament. The remedy to that kind of a situation is in the subsequent supplementary Budget or the main Budget. If, in the wisdom of this House, they want to change that Act, in a manner that we will then be able to transfer these funds and use them for other Budget line other than the one it was meant for, I will have no objection. But right now, in terms of law, my hands are tied. I cannot force the courts to adjudicate on this matter expeditiously, nor can I break the law in order to transfer a budget line which is totally before this House as a law to another budget line which was not budgeted for because that will raise serious queries of audit."
}