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    "id": 1451845,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, you will recall that on Tuesday, 23rd July 2024, I conveyed a Message from His Excellency the President referring the Finance Bill (National Assembly Bill No.30 of 2024) back to the House for reconsideration in exercise of the powers conferred under Article 115(1)(b) of the Constitution. I referred the reservations to the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning for consideration. The Committee has since laid its Report on the memorandum. Hon. Members, for the information of the House, I wish to note that the Committee has recommended that the House agrees with the President’s reservations that all the clauses of the Bill be deleted. In this regard, I wish to draw the attention of the House to the Speaker’s Communication on 28th July 2015 on the consideration and scope of the President’s Reservations. As per the cited Communication, any Member who wishes to move the House to reinstate any clause of the Finance Bill 2024 shall be required to marshal the support of at least 233 Members. This is in keeping with the provision of Article 115(4) of the Constitution, which requires that such a proposal be supported by at least two-thirds of the Members of the National Assembly. Not two-thirds of Members present and voting, but two-thirds of whole House as constituted. Conversely, agreement with the President’s Reservations and the recommendation to delete all the clauses of the Finance Bill 2024 shall only require the support of a simple majority of Members present and voting. This is in line with the provisions of Article 115(2)(a) of the Constitution as read with Article 122(1) of the Constitution. A summary of this guidance is contained on page 1987 of the Order Paper. The House is accordingly guided. I thank you. As you go into the Committee, the Chair of the Committee will be calling out each clause. For any Member who has a contrary view, you must demonstrate that you have 233 Members present in this House to vote for you in support of what you want to reverse. If you do not marshal that, do not even bother to contest the reservations. I now request you to be up-standing. Hold on, Serjeant-at-Arms. Let them call out the Order first. Sorry. We have not called out the Order. Take your seats. Call it out. Yes, Hon. Member for Keiyo South, do you have an issue? Give him the microphone"
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