Entry Instance

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

{
    "id": 1001978,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1001978/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 552,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 15,
        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
        "slug": "aden-duale"
    },
    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I second, I want to confirm to all and sundry that this is the budget-making House. If you want money and you are in the Judiciary, you have no choice, but to speak to the National Assembly. If you are in Parliament, your money is in this Assembly. I saw some leaders telling the Chief Justice that they would help him with the budget. Which budget? I want to thank the Budget and Appropriations Committee of this House and the departmental committees. From the day the CS tabled the Budget Policy Statement (BPS), to when report on the BPS was adopted, to when the CS tabled the Estimates two months to the end of the financial year, which were subjected to scrutiny by the departmental committees and the Report of the BAC adopted, and now, we have just concluded the Committee of Supply. The final phase is the publication of the Appropriations Bill. That sets the stage for this House to adopt that and for His Excellency the President to sign that Bill into law plus the warrants. The only role of the Senate is that after this House gives them the amount going to the counties, which is Kshs316 billion, their business is to allocate how much Governor Sonko will get and the much Anyang’ Nyong’o will get. If you are masquerading out there that you can give people money, then you are wrong. One of the key functions of the National Assembly is budget- making in addition to legislation, oversight and representation. That is why we are sitting here. You know there are people who do not know what the Committee of Supply is. Hon. Kimunya will explain to them. So, please, do not assume powers which are not yours. Your work is different. You can impeach a governor, we cannot impeach a governor. You must respect the demarcation of roles created by the framers of the Constitution, and we will not pretend. That is why I never commented about Anne Waiguru and her impeachment. I have no vote. I have no role. I have no business. So, please, stick to your lane. We are waiting for the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, which is very important, now that we have finished with the Estimates. The Senate is struggling with the formula. The formula has to come here. We are asking our colleagues in the Senate that once you finish with what you are doing now, please, finish with the County Allocation of Revenue Bill. We have no powers to amend it. For us to amend it, we need a two-thirds majority. We will just pass what you will have passed. Please, bring it. I beg to second and thank the House for sitting very late. This process takes six sitting days, but because of COVID-19, I want to thank the Speaker’s Panel, the Speaker himself and all of us for making sure that we have finished the Committee of Supply within two days. I thank everybody. I am sure next week we will go back to deal with the Finance Bill and the Appropriations Bill. 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."
}