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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Deputy Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon Members, before we proceed to the next Order, being the Committee of the whole House on the Finance Bill (National Assembly Bill No.10 of 2020), I wish to give guidance relating to consideration of part of the proposed amendments to the said Bill. As you may have observed, the notices annexed to today’s Order Paper contain several amendments that have been proposed to the Bill. Most of the amendments have been proposed by the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, which has sponsored the Bill; the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, and the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing. There are also amendments proposed by the Member for Kikuyu Constituency, which I am guided have similarities with those of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning. I have approved all those amendments as they are in order with respect to the requirements of Article 114 of the Constitution and our Standing Orders. Those proposed amendments may, therefore, be considered in the Committee of the whole House. Hon. Members, there are also other amendments proposed by the Leader of the Minority Party, Hon. John Mbadi, and another proposed by the Member for Gatundu South, Hon. Moses Kuria whose considerations I will not permit. This is because the amendments proposed by the two hon. Members have not complied with the provisions of Article 114 of the Constitution and Standing Order 133 (5). As hon. Members are aware, it is now an established practice that whenever the House is to consider any matter that may have financial implications on public funds, the House is bound to proceed only in accordance with recommendations of the relevant Committee, having taken views of the Cabinet Secretary for Finance. Indeed, the intention of this provision is to ensure that while the House reserves the powers to determine revenue-raising measures, it ought not to commit the public without being cognizant of the fiscal policy and other considerations of the national Government. Further, Standing Order No.133(5) provides that no amendment shall be permitted to be moved, if the amendment deals with a different subject or proposes to unreasonably or unduly 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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