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    "id": 415828,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ng’ongo",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "On a point of order, hon. Speaker. I have two issues to raise with regard to the Statement read by the Leader of Majority Party. Whereas I appreciate and thank the Leader of Majority Party for that elaborate Statement on what we intend to deal with in the coming week, I would request that the VAT (Amendment) Bill which is sponsored by myself be given some priority. This is because this Bill was necessitated by the outcry about the cost of living. Therefore, I would urge the HBC through the Leader of Majority Party who is a prominent Member of that Committee to give it some consideration and to give it priority in terms of the business of next week. Finally, I would have raised this issue earlier, but it is even better that I am now raising it with the Leader of Majority Party. I appreciate that some of the legal documents that are required from Treasury or rather the Supplementary Budget was brought in good time, but there is one item that we expected from the Treasury by 15th February, 2014 and this is the last day before 15th February, 2014. There is a requirement in law, and that is under the Public Finance Management Act, that we receive the Debts Management Strategy Paper before 15th February, 2014. Hon. Speaker, unless I missed it, I do not think that has been tabled in this House. Could we get an indication when that will be brought to the House? This is because we need to discuss the current debt status, projected debt status and the strategy to handle public debt in this country."
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