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    "id": 449264,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/449264/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyamweya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Manson Oyongo Nyamweya",
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    "content": "As we do so, the National Budget is increasing every year. That is the point I am putting across and if it increases every year, we should expect more money going to do roads, building dispensaries, providing water and building schools. That is the purpose of having the budget increase every year. We should expect the cost of living of the ordinary person to improve. If that does not happen then there is something wrong with the Budget. The first issue is overestimation on revenue collection. You find that at the end of the year, Ministries do not get funds. This has been happening since Independence. Why can we not be realistic? If we are doing the Budget, let us plan for what is attainable. I was talking about contractors; there are suppliers who have not been paid and had taken loans from banks. They were given work which they have completed. As we sit here, some properties are going to be attached, not because of their mistakes or mismanagement but because they have not been paid. The person who is not paying them is the Government of Kenya. These are serious issues and as the National Treasury does The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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