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    "id": 668518,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to comment on the Appropriation Bill 2016. I have heard the comments of the Chairman that this Bill does not concern the counties as articulated under Article 110 of the Constitution. Therefore, this is for the national Government. Once we pass this Bill, one of the biggest challenges is making sure that the National Treasury releases the funds. A lot of times in the history of this country, the months of June and July, and at times up to September, the Government is totally unable to work or to do any contracts. The country loses a lot of time, which is not the practice in very many advanced countries, whereby once this Bill is passed, the funding begins and the operations of the country begin immediately. I urge the National Treasury and the relevant implementers to be ready with their calculations. I am sure they have the funds ready so that immediately we pass this Bill and when the financial year begins, there is activity in the country and implementation of the projects goes on. The reason I say that is because once we delay up to September and then procurement processes take another three months or so, then the Government begins working in January, by June we will pass another budget. For that reason, you find many government departments have unspent monies and they make a rush to spend the monies. That is where corruption sets in. We 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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