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    "id": 545671,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/545671/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Otucho",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mary Emaase Otuch",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Supplementary Budget. I want to go straight to the satisfactory conditions that we looked at, as a Committee. I support the Motion as moved by the Committee Chair. In particular, I want to touch on the issue of operations and maintenance. The total amount of Kshs10,421 million which has been allocated for operations and maintenance, is too much. The Supplementary Budget is basically meant to address unforeseen expenses that had not been budgeted for. When we have such a huge allocation for operations and maintenance, it raises questions as to what costs of operations and maintenance actually relate to emergency functions that need urgent funding. That is an area that the Ministries, departments and agencies need to look into. Hon. Speaker, I also want to look at the issue of pending bills. I wonder why the issue of pending bills has persistently continued to feature in almost every Budget, including the item appearing in the Supplementary Budget yet we have IFMIS, which is a control system that is supposed to manage Government expenditure. In any case, 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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