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    "id": 237247,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Muturi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Justin Bedan Njoka Muturi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance to say what I consider to be very few words regarding this Motion on the Finance Bill. As we appreciate the Memorandum of Objects and Reasons is that this is a Bill that seeks to formulate the proposals announced on the Budget day relating to the ability to collect taxes and for matters incidental thereto. As a result of the very technical nature of this Bill, I expected that the relevant Departmental Committee would have scrutinised this Bill with a tooth comb. They would have explained to us, for example, where the Minister in the Bill proposes to amend a section or phrase, what the effect would be. We are debating without the benefit of the input of that Departmental Committee. Nevertheless, we have to do with what we have. Therefore, I will be making my contribution from that weak position. However, I would urge that, in future, the Departmental Committee that is responsible really helps to guide debate by presenting to Parliament its findings. By putting up the Finance Bill, the Minister has had the benefit of research and in put from technical people in the Ministry. We would expect that the relevant Departmental Committee also takes advantage of the period from when the Bill is referred to it to call experts and technical people from the Treasury to go through the Bill with them, clause by clause, so that Parliament becomes enriched with that kind of participation."
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