{"id":85699,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/85699/?format=json","text_counter":310,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Ethuro","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":158,"legal_name":"Ekwee David Ethuro","slug":"ekwee-ethuro"},"content":"Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have discounted the first year of 2003/2004 where they gave us only Kshs1.26 billion instead of Kshs5.66 billion. We have discounted that because the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) commenced half-way during that financial year. So, there is no way we would have expected the Treasury to have factored in that kind of money. I must also demonstrate to the Treasury that there is no ill-motive on the part of the Committee. The Committee just wants the Treasury to abide by the law which is better than any of us. I will table the document which demonstrates that amount of money. We have also not factored in this financial year."}