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    "speaker_name": "Alego Usonga, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Samuel Atandi",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 4 of 2025) be now read a Second Time. Before I go into the contents of the Bill before the House, let me begin by acknowledging and appreciating the support that we, as a Committee, have received from the leadership of the House, led by the Speaker and our very able Clerk, Mr Samuel Njoroge. This is the first substantive agenda I handle as the new Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee following my nomination and subsequent election. I also thank the leadership of the House and my coalition, which had faith in me to handle this matter. Budget making is a very long and tedious process that involves many stakeholders. They start from the Ministry and move to Parliament through committees. I give the House an assurance because we are taking over this leadership at a time when most Members have expressed concerns about the way the Committee was being run in the past. I assure Members that under my leadership, the Committee will engage in thorough consultations with Members. Most Members will be happy with the outcome of the report that we will bring before this House for the budget-making process. It is done in Departmental Committees. I urge Members to be vigilant in their committees to ensure they fully participate in the budget-making process. As you can see, I am operating from your right side. This is also something that I want to emphasise as the reality of the broad-based Government. In ordinary times, I would not be on this side. Therefore, I want to tell Kenyans, especially Members of my party who are still doubting the reality of the broad-based Government, that it is real and working. Kenya is one united country, and the processes of law and budget making, as well as the running of the country, are now the business of all Kenyans. Nobody is going to be discriminated against, especially in resource sharing, because the opportunity to work for Kenyans has been given to all of us."
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