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    "id": 809222,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/809222/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Ng'ongo",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. When we passed the 2010 Constitution, we made some shifts in the way we allow expenditure to be incurred in this country. We are very clear that for Government or Executive to spend any money, it must be appropriated by Parliament. Before the 2010 Constitution, there was a leeway that you could vote on account even before you pass the Appropriation Bill. However, Article 222 of the Constitution has made that impossible. Now, for Government to spend any money, Parliament must pass the Appropriation Bill. We can only vote on account if the President has not assented to it. Parliament cannot do vote on account until and unless the Appropriation Bill is passed. Therefore, that means that we have two calendar days, tomorrow and Thursday and three sitting days from today to deal with the Bill."
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