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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Midiwo",
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        "legal_name": "Washington Jakoyo Midiwo",
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    "content": "That is with a light touch. In the last Budget there was an attempt by the Members of the Budget and Appropriations Committee to do something which Members of this House thought was very illegal. They allocated special budgets to their constituencies. I wonder how that would have been different from our normal view about rent-seeking. However, we wanted you to give guidance now that we are going to discuss the Budget Policy Statement (BPS), and we will be talking about the Budget; it is necessary for you to rule over this issue where a few Members of this House can give themselves powers to allocate money to their constituencies. They are few, and why not all so that you guide them in the right process of Budget-making. This is so that we do not look like we are fighting our own colleagues when it comes to the issue of the Budget debate. I thank you hon. Speaker."
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