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    "id": 1003114,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, as you had pointed out earlier, business is just about to begin. This afternoon we have quite a packed agenda to discuss, but more importantly is the Finance Bill that Hon. Duale has spoken to. This House will recall in the Financial Year 2011/2012, after the passage of the Constitution, there was a paradigm shift in terms of processing the Appropriations Bill. Previously, processing the Appropriations Bill was very easy. We could even pass it after June. But immediately we passed the Constitution, it became mandatory that the Appropriations Bill must be passed and assented to before 30th June. So we want to have the Appropriations Bill assented to before 30th June. Similarly, up to this year, we have been dealing with the Finance Bill after June. Actually, we have been dealing with it up to September, and allowing the Government, through statute law, to charge some taxes. That matter went to court and it was declared that both the Finance Bill and the Appropriations Bill must now be passed before 30th June. Therefore, if you look at our calendar, we only have Tuesday and Thursday next week to effectively deal with these Bills. But we want to finish with both of them by Tuesday, so that we have Wednesday, Thursday and possibly Friday for Parliament to put them in order. As you know, the Appropriations Bill has so many figures, so many budget lines and ministries and departments, which require accuracy. So we are requesting this House to conclude the Second Reading of the Finance Bill today, then on Tuesday we will 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."
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