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    "id": 554632,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/554632/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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        "id": 1889,
        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
        "slug": "chrisantus-wamalwa-wakhungu"
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    "content": "Even for simple Bills, we are going for mediation. Indeed, it is wastage of time. Look at the Kshs1 billion that the Senate was given for monitoring and evaluation and for purposes of playing oversight role. The National Assembly oversees the national Government. We are not given any money to use when it comes to oversight. This is because oversight is being done through the committees. So, we fail to understand why they want the Kshs1billion. In budget-making, we make use of a dichotomous approach. If you are saying that this is the expense, you must know where the revenue is coming from. For them to have come up with this Kshs7.7 billion, they should have made it very clear. Where are we getting the Kshs7.7 billion? It goes without saying that the Kshs1billion that we had already awarded them is going to cover the Kshs3.3 billion that they agreed on. Hon. Speaker, it is high time we worked as a team and this is a challenge to the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations, Committee Rev. Mutava Musyimi. You have just done a report on the socio-economic impact of the Constitution. I do not know whether you considered all the legal issues and whether you looked at the impact and the gaps existing for purposes of addressing the confusion facing the division of revenue. This is because when you look at the impact, we have the social, economic and the legal aspect. It will be nice to look at that report and recommendations so that we can advise on it. Unless you have some information that you want to give, you can inform me. I will gladly appreciate that."
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