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    "id": 1231685,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1231685/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, finally, the budget for Financial Year 2023/2024 is Kshs3.6 trillion. We have a deficit budget of approximately Kshs1 trillion. The Government has gone ahead to save Kshs300 billion in terms of austerity measures. The relevant committee should factor in the saving of Kshs300 billion that has been taken from various ministries and ensure that the austerity measures are there. They should even look into the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) projections. This Financial Year, we are looking at the KRA projection that has never happened in the history of Kenya. My colleagues on the Minority side, know this; it is a projection of Kshs2.9 trillion. Already, Kshs999 billion has been collected by KRA in the first year. The relevant committee should factor those issues of KRA and the deficit budget, so that we can proceed. Mr. Speaker, Sir, finally under Article 202, my colleagues such as the Minority Leader, who is a senior Judge in this Republic – and that is why salaries for civil servants delayed a bit - know that the first charge is on the public debts. Just like when you have"
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