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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": "Hon. Speaker, thank you for giving me a chance. I support this Report. I thank the Committee, under their able Chair. They have done a good job. They have interrogated what the National Treasury has given them. However, there are a few things I want to comment on. We have a problem with the Budget cycle. We will approve the Supplementary Budget now and then the Government will be go on a spending spree in May to clear the money. They close the books in June after incurring heavy and rushed expenditure. This needs to be changed. The National Treasury needs to tell us what the problem is and why they cannot avail the funds earlier. They will close the books in June and no money will be released in July, August, September and October. This problem needs to be addressed. We want to know exactly what the problem is. We have talked about how this money is being absorbed. As a Committee, we have come out very clearly. We need to know whether it is the National Treasury which does not give the money or whether the money was requested for and given. That is a good way to go. In general, I support the Report but there are issues I have realised. There is the issue of refunds. Some refunds in respect of Value Added Tax (VAT) have been asked 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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