Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 613289,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/613289/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 67,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": null,
    "content": "Hon. Members, what informed the formation of that Committee and its size were matters that Hon. Midiwo, Hon. Mutava Musyimi and other hon. Members who were in the 10th Parliament are fully alive to. Obviously, having put in Article 121 of the Constitution that the quorum of the House shall be 50 Members, we needed to have a Committee of 51 Members, so that, among other things at that time, the Minister for Finance could present the Budget before the Budget and Appropriations Committee even if the plenary was not in session. The 11th Parliament is the one implementing the Constitution. The proposal of Hon. Midiwo is something that all of us should consider as we continue to implement the Constitution. Obviously, the Constitution cannot be said to be perfect. It has its own imperfections. I agree with you, Hon. Midiwo, that this is not the time to start pointing fingers at each other. Even as I hear Hon. Esseli, since we will soon get into the Budget cycle, the reports of the Budget and Appropriations Committee will have to be looked at with greater precision and with a tooth comb. Hon. Mutava Musyimi, do you want to comment?"
}