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    "id": 563353,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/563353/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Billow",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Billow Adan Kerrow",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the matters raised by the petitioner regarding concerns that the budget making process was not followed as required in law and in the Standing Orders is a very serious issue. Therefore, I want to say that it is a matter of concern among many counties. Indeed, the executive and the county governments for some reasons are not complying with the requirements of the law in regard to the process. Budgets are crafted in a manner that leaves a lot to be desired and which is inimical to the process of law and to the Standing Orders of those institutions. This is very unfortunate because these county governments are new entities. The reason why we have county assemblies in the Constitution is to allow people in the counties to exercise their opinion and inputs in the whole process of budget making through their elected representatives. The county assemblies are not effectively playing that role. We have a situation where the process of budget making is put into ridicule. I appreciate the fact that the people of Busia County have brought this matter to the Senate to be looked at. Now that the budgets are being finalized today in many counties, there are many counties which also have a concern in this regard---"
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