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    "id": 1512602,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Chairman, sorry I had to rush back. I was taking a cup of tea, since I have not eaten the whole day. I was watching this debate. The Chairman of the Committee alluded to the fact that there is already a court ruling defining what is paid. That is one. Therefore, I want your guidance on whether we can legislate against such a court ruling. Secondly, last week, this House legislated on moving Government accounting from cash-based accounting to accrual-based accounting. You have told us that we move accounting of taxes back to cash-based accounting. This House legislated on accrual-based accounting. Hon. Temporary Chairman, we need your guidance. Thirdly, this amendment is again subject to Article 114 of the Constitution. I beg that you guide the House because we might engage in a very long debate that will end to a naught. We might end up in a debate where we legislate against what we legislated last week. The only reason the substantive Speaker agreed to the withdrawal of Clause 29 of the same Bill is purely on the basis that we had legislated on the Scrap Metal Council in the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.67 of 2023) only two months ago. Therefore, it will be superfluous for this House to spend our time to discuss a clause that is subject to Article 114 of the Constitution. Secondly, it is a clause that we already legislated on a week ago. It is among the Bills the Head of State assented to this morning. They are now Acts of Parliament. We need your guidance, Hon. Temporary Chairman."
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