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    "id": 1003112,
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    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following procedural Motion: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 30(3)(a), this House resolves to extend the sitting time of the House until conclusion of the business appearing under Order No.11 in today’s Order Paper. Hon. Speaker, Order No.11 is the Second Reading of the Finance Bill. We are aware that both the Budget Estimates and the Finance Bill have a timeline of 30th June. In fact, by 30th June they must be assented to. We only remain with next week, so we should finish the Second Reading today. In line with the Motion that we passed that we do not hurry the Budget Report and the Finance Bill, we want to give every Member - those in the Chamber and those outside the Chamber - the opportunity to contribute to this important Bill. Tomorrow is Friday and we are not sitting. Come Tuesday, both morning and afternoon sittings, we should have the Committee of the whole House on the Appropriations Bill and the Finance Bill, and then give Parliament, the State Law Office, the Government Printer and the National Treasury time to prepare vellums for signature, because these are figures, not an ordinary Bill. The parliamentary staff, the State Law Office, the National Treasury and the Government Printer need not less than seven days before presenting these Bills for assent by 30th June. When we were considering the Committee of Supply, we finished by 7.00 O’clock. So, if by 7.00 O’clock we have no Member contributing to the Finance Bill, we are home and dry. But in case there are Members with interest, we can continue until 8.00 O’clock or 9.00 O’clock. That is the essence of this Motion. And it is a decision of the House Business Committee (HBC), chaired by the Speaker. I beg to move and ask Hon. John Mbadi, the Leader of the Minority Party who is also a Member of HBC, to second."
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