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    "id": 192448,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ogindo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 120,
        "legal_name": "Martin Otieno Ogindo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support the amendment. This House has been enjoying a lot of traditions at the expense of accountability. This is a new Parliament. This is the first Budget of the Tenth Parliament. I want to urge this House to look at the Tenth Parliament as a Parliament that will reform the Budget-making process in this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the only thing this House does on the Budget is to approve the expenditures. I believe that is a job this Parliament can do ten times in a year. We have a Vote on Account today. The Minister is seeking 50 per cent. The amendment wants to give a quarter. If we give 50 per cent and combine that with the CFS amount and given the number of Ministries that June 25, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1427 this country has today, by the time we deal with the Appropriation Bill, over 50 per cent of the amount in the Budget shall have been spent. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in order to enable this House perform its cardinal function of oversight, it is imperative that we give the latitude the Minister has. We can only do that by giving him what he needs when he needs it. At this point in time, I believe he does not need expenditure that exceeds three months. In line with our desire to reform the Budget-making process, the time to start is now and I want to persuade this House that to reduce this debate in future, we come up with a law that puts a clear ceiling on the Vote on Account and engages this House in this Budget making process. With those few remarks, I beg to support the amendment."
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