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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, I have received notices of proposed amendments from the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, the Hon. Ndindi Nyoro; and from Hon. Patrick King’ola, on behalf of the Parliamentary Service Commission, for consideration during the Committee of the whole House on the Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2023. As you are aware, Article 114 (2) of the Constitution provides that 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 the imposition of charges on public funds, appropriation of receipts, custody of public investments or issue of public money and the raising and guaranteeing of any loan or its repayment. In this regard, this Supplementary and Appropriation Bill being one that deals with appropriation of funds is clearly a Money Bill. Therefore, its consideration in the House squarely falls within the confines of Article 114 of the Constitution as well as other provisions relating to the processing of legislation in the House. Having said that, Hon. Members, as you will notice in today’s Supplementary Order Paper, the amendments by the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee seek to reallocate funds to a Programme in one Vote (Vote D1104 – State Department of Irrigation) from a Programme in another Vote (Vote D1109 – Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation). The amendments proposed by the Member for Mavoko on Vote D2043 (Parliamentary Joint Services) and Vote R2042 (The National Assembly) are reallocations across the Budget of Parliament and have no effect on the overall Estimates for the Financial Year 2022/2023. In view of the foregoing, and having consulted the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, I have allowed for the amendments to be moved during the Committee of the whole House on the Bill as they are in line with the provisions of Article 114 of the Constitution. The House is accordingly guided. Next Order."
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