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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mbau",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Elias Peter Mbau",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, you will find that Section 37 (7) which section is about the submission of budget estimates and related documents for approval. It says:- “The Cabinet Secretary shall ensure that the budget process is conducted in a manner and within a timeframe sufficient to permit the various participants in the process of budget making to comply with the requirements of the Constitution and this Act”. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if we are to have sufficient time to prosecute the Budget Policy Statement, then time is of the essence and I do not see it. Then of course, Section 35 of Public Finance Management Act talks about stages in the budget process. It states as follows:- “The budget process for the National Government in any financial year shall comprise the following stages---“ I only want to mention the stage that brings Parliament into play. Sub-section (c) reads:- “(c) Preparing overall estimates in the form of the Budget Policy Statement of national Government revenues and expenditures. (d) Adoption of the Budget Policy Statement by Parliament as a basis for future deliberations. (e) Preparing budget estimates for the national Government” Mr. Speaker, Sir, my concern is raised because if you look at Section 25, it reads as follows and I am only reading the parts that are relevant to this House. “25 (1) (ii) The national treasury shall prepare and submit to the Cabinet the Budget Policy Statement for approval."
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