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    "id": 763506,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/763506/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mulu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "This is the first Supplementary Budget to be presented to this House. I know the main discussion was done and now we have this Bill, which we are expected to approve. The Constitution of Kenya, in Article 223, discusses why we need a supplementary Budget. It is expected to address unexpected expenditure or what we call emergencies. When I listened to Hon. Limo second the Bill, I wondered whether this Supplementary Budget meets the requirements of a supplementary budget as contemplated by the Constitution. I want to give examples. Some money has been set aside to construct low-cost housing in Kisumu. The question we should ask ourselves is whether that is an emergency. Why did we not have this money provided for in the main Budget that we passed in April? Some money has also been set aside for Export Processing Zones. Again, we should ask ourselves whether that is an emergency that we could not have provided for in the main Budget. I can go on and on. I am simply saying that the wisdom behind having committees of parliament composed of members from both the ruling party and the minority party has been demonstrated through this Supplementary Budget. I am speaking as an authority in this area. The only provision that is an emergency is that for the fresh presidential election since the election was unplanned. That fits very well into this Bill. I feel that this House has a constitutional mandate to do the work of budget-making. This House has the constitutional mandate of overseeing Government institutions. 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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