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    "content": "the Vote on Account, it is only a way of advance, awaiting the eventual prosecution and approval. I also note that this Minister and Government, if this House did not allow the passage of this particular Motion, the Minister would still be at liberty to actually go out there and consult the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and even local banks and borrow. But that will be borrowing at high interest rates. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to also note that whereas my colleagues here - and I concur with them - are putting the Government on notice on what will happen in future; that we cannot afford to continue to claim that we are in a state of transition; that because we are transiting we can afford to flout both the law and the Constitution, Prof. Anyang’-Nyong’o clearly said that we consider that we in a learning curve. May the Executive know that immediately after the next general election, Ministers, who will be known as Cabinet Secretaries, may not be able to come to the Floor and prosecute their cases, as is currently the case. So, to Members of Parliament who are my colleagues, I do bear with the position that we hold the Budget Committee and Finance, Planning and Trade Committee responsible. But I think in the interest of continuity; in the interest of all of us, we can agree that this is the last time that, as Members of Budget Committee and as Parliament, we are ceding ground to the Executive, knowing very well that next year they will not be here to prosecute what they are doing. I think we can allow this Motion to pass. With those remarks, I wish to say that in the interest of all of us, we can call it a day, support and move on. But we also note the undertaking by the Minister. In fact, I must say that we are ceding ground because of the undertaking of the Minister to ensure that he shall integrate whatever report was adopted by the House, so that it becomes part of the Appropriation Bill. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you as I support."
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