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    "id": 298087,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/298087/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Githae",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Finance",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Robinson Njeru Githae",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think it is important to clarify the following. Printed Estimates are basically used for debate and that was done. The Estimates were then committed to the Budget Committee which looked into them and came up with their own recommendations. So, we have moved away from the Estimates now. To me the issue was; has the Treasury implemented the recommendations of the Budget Committee or not? I have said, except for those items that I have mentioned, we have fully implemented and I have given the reasons. We have a new budget-making process in place. Previously, if Parliament was unhappy with a certain Vote, it could only reduce by Kshs20. But now Parliament has authority. If you think there is an error here, you have the authority to move an amendment. However, I assure this House that there is no such thing. I have implemented it. I even went further when this issue came up, to circulate both the Recurrent and Development Estimates which showed what was in the Printed Estimates. Those documents are there. Further, we have even analyzed per Ministry what was in the Printed Estimates. It is all here in black and white. I tabled them yesterday. As I said, Parliament has authority now. If you think there is an error, we can reduce or increase so long as the overall amount remains the same. So, I think we need to go back to the substantive Motion."
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