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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Osotsi",
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        "legal_name": "Osotsi Godfrey Otieno",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for this very important opportunity to also make my contribution to this Bill, The Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.40 of 2023), sponsored by Sen. Kibwana. I start by congratulating Sen. Kibwana for the excellent work she has done to bring this very important Bill to this House. She has demonstrated that she is a very committed and dedicated Member of this Senate, looking at the quality of the Bills that she has brought to this House. I remember Sen. Kibwana also sponsored the Digital Health Bill that came for the First Reading. At the point of the Second Reading, the Government also brought their own Bill which was similar to her Bill word by word. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, listen to this: What will be done on the matter of plagiarism of Bills, especially by the Executive? When a private Member sponsors a Bill, and then it comes in here; it is processed in the usual manner, it goes for the First Reading, the Second Reading and then the Government side brings a similar Bill, word by word. What is the Senate supposed to do on this matter? At some point, we will need to have this discussion because, on this side of the Minority, we felt really bad. That a Member can spend his time, research, do a Bill, then the Members of the Executive come and plagiarise that Bill and present it to the same House."
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