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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ogindo",
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        "legal_name": "Martin Otieno Ogindo",
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    "content": "On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would not wish to disrupt this debate and, particularly, the Chief Whip. However, I would like to seek your guidance. Article 221(6) says that when the Estimates of the national Government Expenditure and Estimates of Expenditure for the Judiciary and Parliament have been approved by the National Assembly, they shall be included in an Appropriation Bill which shall be introduced into the National Assembly to authorize the withdrawal from the Consolidated Fund of the money needed for the expenditure, and for the appropriation of that money for the purposes mentioned in the Bill. After they have been approved by the National Assembly, then they should be authorized for withdrawal from the Consolidated Fund. We are just about to do that. The guidance I want from you is: At what point will we do the approval of the expenditure estimates? It is critical that, that is clarified. This is a House. We are in a hurry. I know that the money is needed even in Rangwe, as much as it is needed in Othaya, but, it is important that we follow the law. Further to that, the Speaker ruled in his earlier ruling that the Budget Committee had 21 days to present a report here. That was in view of the fact that we needed the House to approve the estimates so that a Vote on Account could follow. So, now that we are moving ahead, at what point will we do the approval?"
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