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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ogindo",
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        "legal_name": "Martin Otieno Ogindo",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Motion be amended as follows:- First, by deleting the words “one-half” appearing immediately after the word “representing” and inserting the words “thirty per cent” in place thereof. Secondly, by deleting the words “Kenya Shillings 283,860,390,124” appearing in the second line and inserting the words “Kenya Shillings 170,316,234,074.10” in place thereof. Thirdly, by inserting the following words at the end “and the schedules laid be amended to reflect the above.” Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I propose these amendments with very clean hands. Last year, we made a similar proposal in this House. This house is in the business of legislation, oversight and representation. In exercise of the oversight role, this House is normally called upon to approve the Estimates. The Standing Orders have since been revised and the approval process has been shortened. Previously, the House needed up to the end of October to approve the Estimates, but this time round that has been reduced up to 31st August. If you do the calculation, that gives us only two months into the next financial year. I find it a little extravagant for the Minister to seek 50 per cent of the vote because he only has two months to operate before the House grants him 100 per cent. It is also incumbent upon this House to scrutinise the Budget. That exercise requires time. With expanded Committees, this House will expedite that process on behalf the taxpayers who cannot come here and see what their money is being spent on. This House is being called upon to see to it that their money is being put to right use and for their benefit on a Vote by Vote basis. It will be negligent on the part of this House to abrogate that duty. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we also know that the revenue flow of this country is spread throughout the year. Within the next two months, there will be no revenue equivalent of 50 per cent of the Budget for the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance to spend. The other thing is that the practice world over is that nobody is so extravagant with the Budget. It is given to the extent that is necessary before approval is granted. You will realise that we have already given the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance the go ahead to spend on the Consolidated Fund Services (CFS) which amounts to about Kshs160 billion. If we give him another Kshs283 billion, this House will be left to scrutinise only Kshs283 billion. That amounts to about 32 per cent of the Budget. That will be negligent on the part of this House. Last, but not least, the Constitution says that the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance can get not more than 50 per cent of the Budget. Doing my"
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