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    "id": 996974,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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        "legal_name": "Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I was inclined to object when the Leader of Majority Party rose to speak and was supported by the Whip who has just de-whipped me. After having listened to Members and appreciating the substance of what we are about to debate, let me support that, indeed, we need to allow Members to scrutinise this Budget. As Members of Parliament, we are here as the people’s representatives with a cardinal constitutional responsibility to allocate and appropriate resources back to our people in areas that matter to them. It is only fair that we allow Members the long weekend up to Tuesday to scrutinise what we have done through our various departmental Committees and agreed with the National Treasury. I beg Members to agree that we can have this debate on Tuesday. I think I will still be in time within the seven days’ timeline that the Majority Whip has given me to respond. I will still have an opportunity to move this Budget which I appreciate is the last one I will be doing for the last three years."
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