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    "id": 621409,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/621409/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murungi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 93,
        "legal_name": "Kiraitu Murungi",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I commend you for bringing the Budget Policy paper for scrutiny by our committees at this particular time. As Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. said, this Budget Policy paper was brought to the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. We studied it and made very detailed comments. We were also assisted by the Parliamentary Budget Office in the analysis. One of the key things we noted is that the Government’s proposals fell short of the Maputo Declaration which has said that 10 per cent of the total national budget should be allocated to agriculture. When the final budget was approved by the National Assembly, only seven per cent of the total budget was allocated to agriculture. Therefore, our concern is whether this is another mere public relations exercise to say that even the Senate looked at it and nothing happened. Is there a mechanism for us to ensure that the very useful ideas that come from this senior House find their way to the budget and not merely fulfill the regulatory requirements?"
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