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    "id": 271963,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/271963/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Githae",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Nairobi Metropolitan Development",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 159,
        "legal_name": "Robinson Njeru Githae",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I said “Bill No.7 be now read a Second Time.” Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is important that I give a brief history of how we have ended up with this wonderful and fine piece of legislation. Proposals to amend the Public Financial Management Bill started in the year 2006 when Treasury embarked on this exercise. But sometime in 2007, it was decided that we await the new Constitution so that we know what it will provide and, therefore, the matter was held in abeyance. Mr. Speaker, Sir, after the promulgation of the new Constitution, and in line with its requirements, the Treasury established a taskforce on public financial management. Similarly also, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government established a taskforce on public financial management. The two taskforces proceeded very well with their duties and came up with two different versions of the same Bill. So, the first task was to reconcile and synchronize the two Bills and this was done. The version of the Treasury and that of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Local Government were merged. As a result, we have such a fine and wonderful piece of legislation. Mr. Speaker, Sir, secondly, all the stakeholders were consulted and I have in mind the Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC). I am glad to inform this House that they have given this Bill a very clean bill of health."
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