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    "id": 1258835,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mwala, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Vincent Musau",
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    "content": " Protect me, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I know the problem is the looting part, but please bear with me. The problems we are facing as a country originated from two brothers. Something to also note about this Supplementary Budget is Article 223. In the past, this Article has been purely misused by most of our Government departments. Most of our ministries feel that it will not easily pass expenditure through this Parliament, which is an oversight authority. They spend this money through Article 223 and wait for Parliament to pass that expenditure through the Supplementary Budget. I would like to commend this Government for flagging an expenditure from one of our lines — the Loiyangalani-Suswa line — that is currently the subject of an audit. We have seen reduced appetite for expenditure through Article 223. You cannot get much benefit from this Article because it is rarely used in good faith. As I conclude, we must resist the attempt by some National Treasury officials to make budget for this Parliament. We have seen occasions where supplementary recommendations by the Budget and Appropriations Committee are overturned by the National Treasury or attempt to overturn them. It is important for this House to stamp its authority. We have seen attempts to reduce allocations to projects affecting Members, terming the proposed expenditure for some of those resources as low priority. I urge Members especially…"
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