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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mulu",
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "The other thing which is also important is the issue that the Chairman talked about on observational rights. Some Ministries and Managing Directors are requesting for more money from this House while we know very well that even the money we gave them has not been used. It is like giving somebody Kshs1million and before they spend Ksh400,000 out of that Kshs1million, they are asking for another Kshs1million. It does not make any sense. As we move forward, this House must demand for Budget monitoring. We should get a report saying, “Out of the money that you gave us, this is the far we have gone and then based on these figures we want more money.” If we go that way, then this House will be making decisions which are fully informed by what is happening out there. We have debated the issue of observational rights in this House so many times that I do not think that we are being taken seriously by the Executive. This House now needs to start biting. In a situation where a Ministry has not spent the money it was given by this House, in the next budget, the amount given to that Ministry should 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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