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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Molo, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kuria Kimani",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I had the advantage of being a Member of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning for the entire life of the 12th Parliament. Therefore, I have seen the process of the Finance Bill for the last five years. This is the sixth year where I am the Chairman. During the 12th Parliament, I did not agree with the Committee on two occasions. I requested that I move amendments on the Finance Bill and that was captured in the Order Paper. On those two occasions, there was no winnowing that happened for those particular Finance Bills for the five years that I served as a Member of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning. Hon. Makali Mulu brings a very interesting debate about Money Bills and the Budget and Appropriations Committee (BAC). That makes it even a little more complicated on whether those amendments should be sent to the BAC and not to the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning. Hon. Speaker, we had a sitting with the Committee and looked at most of the amendments that Hon. Members were bringing. Most of those amendments were carried in our amendments that we are proposing this afternoon. Lastly, I would like Members to really understand that every clause in this particular Bill has a financial implication. Last week, in the Committee of Supply, we passed the appropriations of various categories. Apart from the allocation for private universities, I did not see any amendment proposing to do a cut in any of the budget proposals that was passed by the Chairman of Budget and Appropriations Committee. Therefore, to expect that the Committee would accept amendment of particular clauses without consultation on the financial 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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