{"id":514472,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/514472/?format=json","text_counter":161,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. (Prof.) Nyikal","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":434,"legal_name":"James Nyikal","slug":"james-nyikal"},"content":"Thank you, hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this debate. Hon. Speaker, the new Constitution gives this House the power of budget- making and not just passing Budgets as before. In a way, the Constitution also gives this House, particularly the Budget and Appropriations Committee, the power of the purse. This is a 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."}