{"id":292035,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/292035/?format=json","text_counter":660,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Sambu","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":137,"legal_name":"Alfred B. Wekesa Sambu","slug":"alfred-sambu"},"content":"Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Parliament has a unique responsibility of being the only organ vested with the authority to approve the Budget. Whereas for many years, Parliament merely played a rubber stamping role to the Executive Budget, which was, sometimes, difficult to comprehend--- It is no longer business as usual, as Members of Parliament, through the powers bestowed upon them by the new Constitution, are playing an increasingly active role in the budget process."}