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    "id": 93877,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/93877/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Lands",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 129,
        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
        "slug": "james-orengo"
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    "content": " Madam Temporary Deputy Chairperson, I do not want to put my colleague in an embarrassing position. Let me put it this way. But I am a firm believer in the supremacy of the House. If you look at the Congress in the USA, if a matter like this arose, the implementer of executive decisions, even if he is a commander in the fields, would normally be recalled to appear before Parliament because it is supreme. Indeed, we are just being very gentle in the way we are undergoing the Committee Stage because we are supposed to scrutinize every little figure in these estimates. We are just lucky that in these proceedings today, nobody has put a finger on the figures even to the last cent. If those questions arose, I can tell you the Minister would not be able to give full account to the House in the manner that is required. So, as a firm believer in the supremacy of the House, there can never be an excuse. If the President of the Republic of Kenya can appear on Budget day, no other public servant should have an excuse for not attending. This should be seen as an extension of the Budget process as presented on the Budget day when the Chief Executive, himself, is sitting there saying nothing but taking note of the proceedings in the House. So, I think the Chair should give directions on this because I take it quite seriously."
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