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    "id": 668528,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/668528/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "So, as a House, I think it is time we questioned to what extent the vast sums of money that have gone into this IFMIS system have helped to improve financial accountability in this country. This is because it cannot be possible that for 17 years every Budget time we are appropriating money to the IFMIS system and yet we are still looking at wastages and hemorrhages that are mind boggling both at national and county level. My conviction is that if we were to seal the loopholes for these wastages and hemorrhages in public financial management, it is even possible that this country would not need a cent in donor support or foreign aid. This country has reached a point where the economy has grown sufficiently that with better management of our finances it should be possible for us to manage within our means and revenues that we raise nationally without having to resort to debt. Some of these debts are nothing but burdens that we are transferring to future generations. In so doing, if we were to be seen to be consciously transferring the burden of debt to future generations, in a sense we would be violating the Constitution. It is very clear that the burden of any debt that we acquire as a county must be shared equitably between the present and future generations. So, with those remarks I want to half-heartedly support, but I will be proposing some amendments and I hope the House can join me so that we can get a Budget that is reflective of the aspirations and needs of our country. Thank you."
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