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    "id": 589025,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/589025/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. This is a very important issue. Indeed, it is true that the operations of Parliament are almost coming to a standstill. The other day I was here, I could not even visit the toilet because it was closed and there was no water and electricity. We know very well that Kenyans are paying taxes. As the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) collects taxes, the money goes to the National Treasury. So the issue here is about the National Treasury. We need to be told by the Cabinet Secretary (CS) and the Principal Secretary (PS) what is happening because funds have not been released not just to the PSC but even to the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KERRA). The CDF money is not there. Basically, almost all the Commissions do not have money. Commissions get money from the National Treasury. So, the responsibility here is on the CS and the PS of the National Treasury to tell us where the money is. Is it because of poor financial management practices, or what is going on? Kenyans need to know because they pay taxes. Parliament is in problems. In the afternoon, we should have a Motion for Adjournment to discuss the financial crisis that this country is facing, so that we know where the problem is. Thank you."
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