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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, before the House proceeds to the next Order which is the consideration of that Bill, I wish to offer the following guidance with respect to amendments proposed by individual Members and the application of the provisions of Article 114 (2) of the Constitution. As you are well aware, Article 114 (2) of the Constitution provides: “If in the opinion of the Speaker, a Motion makes provision for a matter listed in the definition of a Money Bill, the Assembly may proceed only in accordance with the recommendation of the relevant committee after taking into account the views of the Cabinet Secretary responsible for finance.” Under Sub-Article 3 of Article 114, a Money Bill includes matters that contain provisions dealing with inter alia, taxation, the imposition of charges on a public fund, the appropriation, receipt, custody, investment or issue of public money, and the raising and guaranteeing of any loan or its repayment. In this regard, the Finance Bill being one that deals with taxation is clearly a Money Bill. Therefore, its consideration in the House squarely falls within the confines of Article 144 of the Constitution as well as other provisions relating to the processing of legislation in the House. Hon. Members, having said that, as you notice in today’s Order Paper, several Members have proposed amendments to the Finance Bill 2021. They are the Member for Dagoretti South, Hon. John Kiarie; Nominated Member, Hon. David Sankok; the Member for Kikuyu, Hon. Kimani 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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