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    "id": 131468,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/131468/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Noor",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 375,
        "legal_name": "Sophia Abdi Noor",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Ministry’s Recurrent Expenditure for the Financial Year 2009/2010 is Kshs3,002,322,380. That is a drop from Kshs12,078,098,160 in the previous year, indicating a reduction of Kshs9,075,775,280 in provision of the purchase of maize for strategic grain reserve. That means that with the current drought that the country is facing, the Ministry is under-funded in the provision of the purchase of food during this financial year. In the Development Expenditure for 2009/2010, there is an increase from Kshs3,741,921,000 to Kshs4,264,668,000. That means that there is a minimal increase of 14 per cent. This is a Ministry that is very crucial to this country, especially during this particular time. That increase is just too small for the Ministry to implement any meaningful programmes during this financial year. The Ministry of State for Special Programmes will be operating on a gross budget of Kshs7,266,990,880 during this financial year, which is down from Kshs15,820,019,160. The Committee is of the"
}