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    "id": 1034496,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tharaka, DP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. George Gitonga",
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        "legal_name": "George Gitonga Murugara",
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    "content": " Sorry, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I apologise for that. The amendments proposed by Hon. (Dr.) Nyikal are weighty. They are trying to make sure that what we do here is not done in vain. Unfortunately, there is a procedure to follow, especially where the House is making resolutions which have to go to the Executive for implementation. I have tried this before and I have been advised, which advice I have taken to be true, that where the House resolves, the Executive will have to spend money on it. There are budgetary implications involved. Therefore, the Motion has to first go to the Budget and Appropriations Committee where it is deliberated before coming to the House Business Committee. It has to be approved so that resolutions can be made by the House. This is the handicap we have here. So, if we pass the proposed amendments, whichever way, whether it is planning or executing, there are budgetary connotations that are involved. Therefore, the Motion may actually have to be withdrawn from the House and taken back to the House Business Committee where it may be referred to the Budget and Appropriations Committee before it is brought back. So, we will have to take a decision on that."
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