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    "id": 1186005,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1186005/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13165,
        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
        "slug": "aaron-cheruiyot"
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I appreciate the Committee on Finance and Budget; a committee that I respect and admire. I have served there for many years and I appreciate its contribution. Every time they are challenged, like we have challenged them to work expeditiously, sometimes they burn the midnight oil in order to process certain urgent matters. It is easy for somebody to ask why the committee has not given us its report or say that they have not concluded reading the report and so on. However, over the years, experience has taught me that money issues are not agreed on easily. On many occasions, we end up agreeing the last minute when we strike a deal and pass it as it is. That is why, unlike all the other Bills that come before this House, including those by the Committee on Finance and Budget, are brought late and in a hurry. Sometimes they are not fully baked for processing before the House. However, according to our Standing Orders, it is not a must to have a Report to inform our debate. Debate is informed by the Bill itself and not a report that we get. It is"
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