{"id":553329,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/553329/?format=json","text_counter":156,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Hon. Members, it is, therefore, my view that the contributions of Departmental Committees contained in their reports to the Budget and Appropriations Committee ought to be treated with the seriousness they deserve, and not just swept under the carpet because the Departmental Committees are deemed to be experts in the relevant line Ministries that they oversee."}