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    "id": 347036,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/347036/?format=api",
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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": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to thank the House for that indulgence. I want to bring out something little. As we engaged the Minister, it emerged that the inclusion of this proposed appropriation, which will be an authority to withdraw money from the Consolidated Fund, was in doubt as to whether it was included in the overal Budget framework. As we speak today there is a shortfall in the revenue target. There was a gap in the financing of this Budget right from day one. Now we are going to ask for an additional Kshs9.8 billion. It is important that as we create the expenditure side of this Budget there is a corresponding financing side. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, there has been serious borrowing in this country; at some point I would expect the Minister to shed some light on this. We would be willing to support the Minister because we are all keen in seeing the implementation, or the operationalisation, of county governments. We must be clear in our minds on the overall Budget framework that underpins it. With those few remarks, I want to support this Bill."
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