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    "id": 1264516,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 110,
        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. Whereas the amendment by the Committee has improved the situation where we were simply legislating to surrender our powers to the Executive, I still think that the Committee should have gone a step further on two grounds. One is the idea of allowing plus 5 per cent. I do not even want to talk about more or less. When it comes to money matters, you cannot tell someone to spend 55 per cent but then they can spend up to 60 per cent. You do not do that. The moment you do that, you have given that person a blank cheque to get to 60 per cent. That is wrong. Secondly, what are these exceptional circumstances? The Committee has not defined the exceptional circumstances. This clause is going to be abused by the National Treasury and the Executive and there is nothing we will do about it. We have already given them a blank cheque to borrow beyond 55 per cent and then claim that there were exceptional circumstances. This House should have done better by specifying what exceptional circumstances are. Finally, if the National Treasury is genuine, let it bring amendments to the Regulations and define the exceptional circumstances under which it can borrow beyond 55 per cent. Without that, I would guarantee this House that..."
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