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    "id": 1256765,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1256765/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
    "speaker_title": "",
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    "content": "Pursuant to the then Standing Order 245, the House was required to pass a Finance Bill within 90 days of the passage of an Appropriation Bill. In the interim, the House would consider and pass a Motion operationalising all the revenue-raising in measures proposed in a Finance Bill for the period between its publication and its passage in line with the Provisional Collection of Taxes and Duties Act, 1959. A point of order raised by the Member for Ruaraka, the Hon. Tom Joseph Kajwang’ MP, during the Afternoon Sitting of the House on 5th July 2018 may have precipitated the matter filed by Hon. Sen. Omtatah. At the time, Hon. Kajwang’ queried the propriety of operationalising all the revenue-raising measures proposed in a Finance Bill in line with the Provisional Collection of Taxes and Duties Act, 1959. In light of the provisions of the Constitution and the Public Finance Management Act, 2012, the Hansard records that several current Members of the House ventilated on the point raised by Hon. Kajwang’ then, including the Leader of the Majority Party, Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah MGH, MP, Hon. John Mbadi and Hon. Makali Mulu, MP. The High Court issued its judgement in Okiya Omtatah Okoiti versus Cabinet Secretary National Treasury and three others 2018 Kenya Law Reports (KLR) on 19th September 2018 and gave the following orders, and I quote: (a) A declaration by presenting the Finance Bill 2018 to the National Assembly on 14th June 2018, while the financial calendar ends on 30th June 2018, the Cabinet Secretary violated Section 37 of the Public Finance Management Act, 2018, which sets the 30th April deadline for the Cabinet Secretary to table the Budget Estimates and any other Bills required to implement the National Government Budget for approval by the National Assembly."
}