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    "id": 1379334,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Emuhaya, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Omboko Milemba",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The matter raised by Leader of the Minority Party is very serious. As a follower of all the issues that concern budget-making and legislation, I am quick to say that should not happen. I am aware that a number of Committees have been meeting including the one I belong to, that is, the Public Debt and Privatisation Committee. We have been scrutinising lots of matters concerning the Budget. I want to believe that other Committees, more so the Budget and Appropriations Committee are thoroughly doing the same without getting direction from any particular field; whether a Cabinet Secretary or a Member of the Executive. This is because, as he has quoted correctly, the mandate of this House is to make the Budget and appropriate money to various areas and ministries. Therefore, it calls upon those in leadership like chairpersons… He almost sounded like a whistle-blower. I do not know if he has more information, for instance, about the Committees being intimidated by other authorities to pass the Budget. If he does, he should tell us so that the leadership of Parliament can protect and speak to those chairpersons. I was unable to take his matter with great seriousness because he was not clear in indicating that is what is happening here. I stand with what he said that this House appropriates money. As I finish, he needs to give more information on whether we have such cases happening in committees of this House so that we can intervene."
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