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    "speaker_name": "Endebess, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Robert Pukose",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I was also present in that meeting as clearly stated and I want to support the Statement by the Chair of Budget and Appropriations Committee. As Hon. Bunyasi has rightly put, one of the things is the issue of public debt which this House gives the National Treasury a blank cheque. I think it is very important for us to recognise that when we pass the Budget in this House with deficits indicating, for example, negative six or negative three, we are giving the National Treasury a blank cheque to borrow without coming back to this House for approval. That is what is getting us into the public debt we are in. During orientation we normally have the Speaker’s round table and Members felt that we need to discuss issues concerning the Budget as one of the agenda items. As Hon. Kimunya has put it, Members sometimes are more concerned about the input. But, in terms of activities, output and impact, they do not understand. Therefore, it is important for this issue to be included in the Speaker’s round table so that the whole of Parliament is taught about this matter. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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