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    "id": 1393809,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1393809/?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": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity. I thank Sen. Faki for ably moving the Motion although he was reading contrary to our Standing Orders. I do not want to believe he was reading but cross-referencing while moving. Article 211 of the Constitution is on borrowing by national Government. The Constitution 2010 took more than 20 years to be drafted. One of the salient features is prudent financial management, especially on public finance. That is the reason the drafters and Kenyans approved this Constitution by over 60 per cent. Article 211 talks about how the national Government can borrow; borrowing with discipline. It also talks of legislation, reporting mechanisms to Parliament, which allows openness and transparency as is envisaged under the principles of Public Finance Management. It was realized that any Government must borrow to finance some of the projects. Until we are able to walk on our own, we shall keep crawling. The Kshs10.48 trillion both domestic and external public debt is not a creation of Kenya Kwanza Government."
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