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    "id": 368942,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Musyimi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mutava Musyimi",
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    "content": "Hon. Chairlady, allow me to inform this hon. House, and the nation at large, that budget-making is a process. It starts with policy, goes to planning, budgeting and finally appropriation. That process is guided and guarded by law. It starts with our mother law, the Constitution. Article 114 in respect of a money Bill, which this Bill is, states that this National Assembly may only proceed in accordance with the recommendation of the relevant committee of the Assembly, the Committee I am honoured to Chair, after taking into account the views of the Cabinet Secretary responsible for finance. That process must be guarded by law. The law in question is the Public Finance Management Act. Section 7(g) of that Act states that no recommendations may be made unless the views of the Cabinet Secretary have been taken into account. Finally, our own Standing Order No. 231 states: “…If a motion makes provision for a matter listed in the definition of “a money Bill” in terms of Article 114 of the Constitution, the Assembly may proceed only with the recommendation of the Budget and Appropriations Committee after taking into account the views of the Cabinet Secretary for finance”. Hon. Chairlady the logic is clear. We sat as the Committee charged with that responsibility by the process and law. In the deliberations we saw it as expedient and necessary to seek about Kshs5.6 billion to be given to the TSC to support the process; that was last week. This is work in progress. Unless this House wants to introduce anarchy--- Anarchy is when you govern without regard to the law and procedure. If we"
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