{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=154419","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=154417","results":[{"id":1562372,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1562372/?format=json","text_counter":548,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Eldama Ravine, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Musa Sirma","speaker":null,"content":"Yes, the money that went to the constituencies, Hon. Temporary Speaker."},{"id":1562373,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1562373/?format=json","text_counter":549,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(A Member spoke off the record)"},{"id":1562374,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1562374/?format=json","text_counter":550,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Eldama Ravine, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Musa Sirma","speaker":null,"content":"Let me correct that and say it is in the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) accounts in the various constituencies. I had instructions from Hon. Speaker to meet them. I would like to confirm that I complied. Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker."},{"id":1562375,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1562375/?format=json","text_counter":551,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Peter Kaluma","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":{"id":1565,"legal_name":"George Peter Opondo Kaluma","slug":"george-peter-opondo-kaluma"},"content":" Hon. Makali Mulu."},{"id":1562376,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1562376/?format=json","text_counter":552,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kitui Central, WDM","speaker_title":"Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I appreciate the Chairman for the information he has provided. When he talks about technical hitches, it leaves us very confused. I do not think there is something called a technical hitch. The Cabinet Secretary was here and he gave a commitment. He was giving the Chairman a commitment at the National Treasury and not in the House and the Chairman wants us to believe him. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I said the other time that we should resist the idea of cabinet secretaries coming to this House, giving commitments, then failing to honour them. That degrades the status of this House. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."},{"id":1562377,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1562377/?format=json","text_counter":553,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Peter Kaluma","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":{"id":1565,"legal_name":"George Peter Opondo Kaluma","slug":"george-peter-opondo-kaluma"},"content":" Last, let us have Hon. Makilap."},{"id":1562378,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1562378/?format=json","text_counter":554,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Baringo North, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Joseph Makilap","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Whereas I appreciate the efforts made by my colleague, Chairman of the Select Committee on NG-CDF, the commitment that was made to this House that represents Kenyans was on 29th April 2025. Today is 30th April 2025. Is the technical hitch a plan to ensure that Members go for recess so that we do not talk about it until we come back from recess? Parliament is a House of records. When a Cabinet Secretary says 29th April 2025, it should mean exactly that. What corrective measures will the Chairman make if we go for recess, but money is not disbursed? That will be a serious gross misconduct of a Cabinet Secretary to the House for pledging that on 29th April 2025 the money would have been released, but now creating stories not backed by evidence. Our Chairman does not have evidence of the technical hitch. He has just made a blanket statement that he visited the National Treasury without any written commitment. We need to protect the House of Parliament of the people of Kenya."},{"id":1562379,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1562379/?format=json","text_counter":555,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Peter Kaluma","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":{"id":1565,"legal_name":"George Peter Opondo Kaluma","slug":"george-peter-opondo-kaluma"},"content":" I give this chance to Hon. Mwenje, under Standing Order No.1."},{"id":1562380,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1562380/?format=json","text_counter":556,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Embakasi West, JP","speaker_title":"Hon. Mark Mwenje","speaker":{"id":1429,"legal_name":"George Theuri","slug":"george-theuri"},"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I have heard the Statement that has been made and I remembered the Cabinet Secretary came here and gave an undertaking. I remind fellow Members that when we come back from recess, we are sure that one of the things that will be brought to this House by the Executive is under Article 223 of the Constitution to approve certain expenditures that have not been approved. As a House, we will not approve that under Article 223 of the Constitution unless all the money has been received in NG-CDF accounts. That is what we can do. It is time this House exercised its powers. There is no point in passing a budget if it is not going to be implemented and the Executive simply changes things and then brings them here for the House to approve later on. I beg that the integrity of this House is not demeaned by the actions of the Executive."},{"id":1562381,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1562381/?format=json","text_counter":557,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Peter Kaluma","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":{"id":1565,"legal_name":"George Peter Opondo Kaluma","slug":"george-peter-opondo-kaluma"},"content":" Hon. Chairman, the concerns raised by Members are valid and very serious. It is not the first time a Cabinet Secretary in charge of the National Treasury has promised to release funds for the NG-CDF, but the promises are not met. This House never operates in vain. Can you have your last word and your utmost commitment? As you do so, I am reminding you of the powers of this House even over that Cabinet Secretary, so have your last word."}]}