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    "id": 88536,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/88536/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mbau",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 182,
        "legal_name": "Elias Peter Mbau",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, before I end, I want to mention that there are concerns also that the amount of Appropriations in Aid (A-in-A) is growing on an annual basis and yet, they are no proper mechanisms to conduct oversight over the same. Indeed, under the Memorandum of Objects and Reasons under this Bill, the amount requested relate to the Exchequer issues of Kshs639,525,246,648 and does not state clearly that there is another amount of Kshs169,566,256,797 worth of expenditures that are expected to be financed through A-in-A. It is for this reason that he should consider turning some of these collections which are collected at source as revenue. We would like to recommend very strongly that, where necessary, he should ensure that even foreign funding through A-in- A is done through the exchequer system so that we can give efficiency and effectiveness to resources collected and called A-in-A. Otherwise, we may not be able to know whether there is an under-collection or whether whatever was targeted for collection was actually achieved. Currently, there is no way of checking this. This is the only way we can compel Government officers and Departments to avoid laxity and bring certainty to what is targeted to be achieved."
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