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    "id": 1256846,
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    "speaker_name": "Kitui Central, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I want to go on record that I have been a Member of the Budget and Appropriations Committee for the last 11 years since I joined Parliament. One of the key responsibilities of the Parliamentary Budget Office, is to determine whether Bills are Money Bills or not. Once Bills are determined to be Money Bills, the Budget and Appropriations Committee sits and accords Members a chance to present their Bills and justify why they are important to this country. On this basis, there will be consideration and consultations with the National Treasury to determine whether it should proceed to Second Reading or not. This being a Finance Bill, automatically all amendments relate to Money Bills. Looking at the many amendments proposed by Members, I think what Hon. Junet was saying makes a lot of sense. That, Members proposing amendments need to be accorded an opportunity to be listened to, so that we can make a decision on whether to withdraw an amendment or not. In a situation where they are more than 10 Members and two Departmental Committees proposing amendments, we want to rubbish them because they lead to Article 114. I think we are being unfair to this House which makes laws. Hon. Members, we have 30 days to pass this Bill. I do not think we are late. In my opinion, I would request the Speaker to accord us an opportunity maybe up to midnight as he is saying. We break and this Committee convenes so we go up to midnight, present our issues and see the way forward. The other issue is when I propose to delete a clause. We know this House on matters voting, we lose all our senses. People will just say “yes” when it should be “no”. Others will say “no” when it should be “yes”. On that basis, the only room I have is to delete so I will have an opportunity to prosecute my case and hope to convince on the basis of objectivity and not what we have been told to do. Hon. Speaker, I beg you, if it is possible, you accord Members an opportunity to prosecute their amendments. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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