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    "id": 1431442,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1431442/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nairobi City County, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Esther Passaris",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I stand to support the Supplementary Budget as read by the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. But as he prepares the Budget for the Financial Year 2024/2025, they should re-look at the estimates to ensure that we do not over budget. As we can see, there has been a reduction on capital expenditure of over Ksh73 billion. They should not over budget. It is these budgets that inform the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning on the money that they need to raise. Ambitious budgets make us to look for ways to raise money that sometimes pit us against an economy that is struggling and has been dwindling. We need to put a lot more money under Article 223 of the Constitution to look after citizens that were affected by floods. We need to look at how much money we will allocate, especially here in Nairobi City County. We have seen very many demolitions happening to pave way for Nairobi River projects. We commend the Government for this. We need to sort out the dilapidating state of rivers. We need to safeguard citizens by reclaiming riparian lands, but there is a way to do certain things. We have not followed ethical ways of doing things. If we were to budget well, we would put up structures to ensure there is a humane face when dealing with citizens of Kenya, who look up to us as the Government to provide for them."
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