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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Sambu",
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        "legal_name": "Alfred B. Wekesa Sambu",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, may I repeat that I am not supporting on the basis of the undertaking given by the Minister. Before, we did not have that undertaking but now he has given an undertaking – in fact two of them which are very fundamental. One is that he will take into consideration the recommendations of the Committee as approved by the House. But for those recommendations that are not approved by the House that he is having difficulty with, he will come to the Committee and discuss and where we feel aggrieved, our decision will prevail. This is the understanding. So, even if we pass this Motion today or tomorrow, there will still be a rush. So, why not do it well and take into account all those facts that you have recommended to the House and have been approved by the House? We have that authority. To that extent, I support the Motion. However, I have one or two things that we need clarification on. One is the use of the word “half” because really one-half as used here represents one-half of the total net estimates of Recurrent and Development Expenditure because in the case of the national Budget, that half does not exist because you have not actually already taken into account the recommendations of the Committee as approved by the House. Secondly, there are also the budgets of the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) and the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). So, we are not sure whether you are saying half of the total Government expenditure or just half of the national Government which I have said is not there. So, that has to be clarified. I wish to say that the Vote on Account for now and the future should really not be a factor in our Budget process because the Vote on Account in many ways misses a lapse somewhere along the line and should not be the case. Otherwise, I support the Motion."
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