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    "id": 1444486,
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    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": " Hon, Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 28(4), this House, resolves to alter its Calendar for the Third Session ( Regular Sessions ), as adopted on Wednesday 14th February 2024 by varying the period for the Short Recess with respect to the second part of the session so that –– (a) the Short Recess commences on Friday, 28th June 2024 and ends on Monday, 15th July 2024; and, (b) the House resumes Regular Sittings on Tuesday 16th July 2024 and ends on 8th August 2024 to continue with the Second Part of the Session. Hon. Speaker, as you are aware, over the past one month, Members of this House have been very busy in committees and in plenary. They have been deeply engaged in the priority budget-making and budget-related business which we hope to conclude in the course of this week. As is customary, after the passage of the budget-related business, we usually take our short recess. However, as at the time we began this session, we were to close it the week after next week, on 5th July. We are bringing that forward by a week so that immediately we are done with the priority business at the end of this week, we will allow Hon. Members to have some time off for about two weeks. We also intend to balance the two sessions. We have been sitting for about four weeks. We will take a two-weeks break, and then resume for another four weeks as we have always done before we take the long recess in August. This time, as you are aware, our National Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) kitty has been enhanced by almost Ksh30 million. Therefore, Hon. Members will be required to go back and participate in the public participation of their NG-CDF proposals. This period offers you that opportunity to go and conduct public participation in your constituencies for the Financial Year 2024/2025 and NG-CDF proposals. This is important because I have just consulted with the Chairman of the National Government Constituencies Development Fund Committee, Hon. Musa Sirma, and he has told me that immediately after the short recess, we should cause our NG-CDF committees to start submitting their proposals in readiness for the next financial year’s disbursement. 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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