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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kimunya",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Transport",
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to persuade you to guide the Member accordingly in terms of the fact that this Motion is properly before the House and the Minister is moving in accordance with the Standing Orders, the Constitution, the spirit of debate and the practice and procedures of this House. I believe there is confusion that is coming out. I would like hon. Mbadi and the other Members to be very attentive because being new in the House, we would guide him. The Standing Order No.148(1) refers to the debate on the Financial Statement on the Annual Estimates. It is not debate on the Annual Estimates. I know there is confusion between financial statement and annual estimates and one may look at it from the ordinary use of the word to mean the statement of receipt and expenditure, but the Standing Order No.152, which was also quoted is also very clear. It addresses the issue of the annual estimates. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are talking of two things here, namely, a Financial Statement on the Annual Estimates which is a narrative and the detailed discussion that was discussed and agreed yesterday and then there are the Annual Estimates, which are the statements of revenue which were tabled yesterday and the statements of expenditure which were tabled earlier and which are now with the Committee. The Committee has 21 days to look at that. In addition, the Minister came yesterday and gave a whole overview of the global economy; where we are in Kenya and in the region, what happened last year, the outturn for next year and the proposals for next year. The Members need to be given an opportunity to deliberate and ventilate on those issues and that debate will also guide the Budget Committee in terms of its debate on the Financial Statement."
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