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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mulu",
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance to contribute to this important Motion. I would like to support the Motion as amended. However, it would have been better if the Committee Chair was present as we debated the amendments just to hear her input. However, because that has not happened, we will proceed with the Report as amended. I have taken time to read through this Report. I must start by congratulating the Liaison Committee for the good work they have done in considering the Supplementary Estimates. Even as I do that, I know I have a challenge with time limitations. Therefore, I will focus more on policy issues. This House has been approving Supplementary Estimates. If you read through this Report, you will realise that there are things which the Executive does not take into account as they present these Supplementary Estimates to us. The law is clear that as you submit Supplementary Estimates, you need to indicate clearly whether the money being proposed has been used within the last two months or it is money which is proposed to be used in the future. We have been raising this issue, but it has never been taken seriously. As a House, we do not get the benefit of knowing whether the money that we are approving has already been spent or is meant to be spent. That is important if we have to be serious about the budget-making process. The law is also very clear that where possible, we should avoid going above 10 per cent on any Budget item. The reason is that anytime you start going beyond 10 per cent, you start casting doubts in the budget-making process, planning and other budgeting processes. If you budget properly and you get your fundamentals right, it is expected that within a year, there will be no need to change your Budget by over 10 per cent. The law states that in a situation where The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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