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    "id": 1174229,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1174229/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ikolomani, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Benard Shinali",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1598,
        "legal_name": "Benard Masaka Shinali",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I appreciate your giving me this chance to add my voice to the Report. First of all, I want to thank members of the Budget and Appropriations Committee who have taken time of their busy schedules to come and work on these Estimates, following your directions. These are hard times. Our country is facing many challenges as a result of the Russia- Ukraine War. Drought has also made the lives of average and middle class Kenyans difficult. The Bill seeks to provide Ksh70.87 billion to cushion the rising cost of life in terms of fuel subsidy. It also provides Ksh10 billion to make sure that targeted infrastructure projects do not stall. The Report is within the law. They are below the 10 per cent required in law. It is my wish that the Treasury observes the law or the law is changed such that before funds are spent under Article 223 of the Constitution, a request is brought here for approval. If Article 223 of the Constitution is not observed, it can be misused. You find that Article 223 of the Constitution is used to spend money on new projects yet it is supposed to be used for unforeseen expenditures like the rise in fuel prices which affects prices of other products. I thank members of departmental committees who made sure that their reports are timely for us to deliberate on this Bill. With those remarks, Hon. Speaker, I thank you for giving me this opportunity. I support."
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