{"id":980463,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/980463/?format=json","text_counter":74,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kiminini, FORD-K","speaker_title":"Hon. (Dr.) Chris Wamalwa","speaker":{"id":1889,"legal_name":"Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu","slug":"chrisantus-wamalwa-wakhungu"},"content":" Thank you, Hon. Speaker. It is true that the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) is very critical. I listened carefully when Hon. Ichung’wah was making his presentation. I observed that the Chairs who have been invited are only those of departmental committees. There is a positive correlation between the watchdog committees and the departmental committees. Even if the three watchdog committees are “morticians”, it will be important for them to be invited to the pre-budget conference for purposes of synergy and the logical flow. I listened and he only talked about the departmental committee Chairs. How I wish that the…"}