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    "id": 1456528,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the Motion on the consideration of the First Supplementary Estimates for the Financial Year 2024/2025. Let me exonerate myself because everything we say here is on record. Hon. Fatuma was referring to me, when she complained about new Members speaking. By now, she should have known that it is the Speaker or the person who is sitting on the Speaker’s Chair who decides who should speak, but not the Leader of the Minority Party or Leader of the Majority Party. I also wait to contribute. I have waited patiently to get this opportunity to contribute. The consideration of the First Supplementary Budget within the first month of the financial year is very unique. Indeed, it is the second such supplementary budget that I have seen since I joined this House over 10 years ago. The first one was in 2018 which was also occasioned by changes of the Finance Act of Financial Year 2018/2019. Those Members who were here like Hon. Millie Odhiambo can remember when we declined to approve the Value Added Tax (VAT) on fuel. This occasioned certain changes to the Appropriations Bill, occasioning the first such supplementary estimates, although that happened within the second to third month. This is the first time in the history of Parliament that we have seen a supplementary budget, even before we begin implementing the budget. It must not be lost on Kenyans that this was occasioned by the rejection of the Finance Bill, 2024. This occasioned a huge gap in our budget for this financial year. That is what has necessitated this supplementary budget this early in the financial year. 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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