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    "id": 1158567,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1158567/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Alego-Usonga, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Samuel Atandi",
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Onunga Atandi",
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    "content": "There is the issue of Article 223 of the Constitution which we all agree that it has been abused by the National Treasury in the past. They spend resources which should not be applied in Article 223 of the Constitution. This is something which this House must take note of. More fundamentally is that the National Treasury must abide by the constitutional regulations on when to notify Parliament when they spend resources under Article 223 of the Constitution. This is very substantial. I urge the various Departmental Committees to ensure that the National Treasury applies your ruling. There was a time the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) spent resources according to Article 223 of the Constitution. When the matter was brought before the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, we refused to approve it. But the National Treasury refused to punish them. What we want to do is that we must ensure that this House applies the Ruling you have given."
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