Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 967643,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/967643/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 263,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1835,
        "legal_name": "Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah",
        "slug": "anthony-kimani-ichungwah"
    },
    "content": "It is important and I hope the National Treasury would come up with an amendment to this Appropriation’s Bill to provide adequate resources to ensure people in Nyando, West Pokot and other areas where people are suffering because of the ongoing floods are provided with relief. The other concerns that were expressed even during the previous debate are on issues of using the budget to interfere with the independence of both Parliament and the Judiciary. The Committee was emphatic in safeguarding the independence of the Judiciary. We were able to rationalise the budget of the Judiciary to ensure that we maintain their financial autonomy and safeguard their independence, and also for Parliament. The other concern was the slow pace with which capital expenditure is being disbursed by the National Treasury. Again, we have raised that with the National Treasury. We hope that with the approval of this Supplementary Appropriation Bill, the National Treasury will move fast to upload all the resources dedicated to development into the IFMIS system and further provide Exchequer to ministries, departments and agencies of the Government for them to implement the projects that will have been approved by the Government. It is important to note that we are in the sixth month of the financial year. If the Government or the MDAs are to absorb this money, it will be necessary for them to disburse the money to the Exchequer in good time."
}