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"content": "Order, hon. Members! In the meantime, I wish to assure Members of the Cabinet that the Chair will always give them the opportunity to make Statements in the House, touching on the policies of their Ministries. The Chair will similarly avail opportunity for the House to interrogate those policies. Indeed, in respect of the issue at hand, the Chair will have expected that the Minister for Finance will indicate, on the Floor of the House, the difficulties, if any, that the Treasury was facing in meeting the timelines for submission of the Estimates of the National Government and the actions that were being taken to mitigate the situation. The following is directed to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance. It is unprogressive, I must say, for the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance to seek to speak to among others, his colleagues, let alone Kenyans, on a matter pending before Parliament, away from the House. I will urge all Ministers to use the opportunity afforded by this House to inform Members and the public at large, of the management, activities and operations of their Ministries, rather than doing so through press conferences or other unhelpful fora. Hon. Members, I am of the view that in the matter of the application of the transitional provisions in respect of the Public Finance Chapter, it is a question of the choice of constitutional philosophy. For my part, I am satisfied that in the present matter, perhaps more than ever, there is need for recourse to Article 259(1) of the Constitution â and I am sure the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs, the Attorney-General and the rest of us will agree â which requires the Constitution to be interpreted in a manner that:- â(a) promotes its purposes, values and principles; (b) advances the rule of law and the human rights and fundamental freedoms in the Bill of Rights; (c) permits the development of the law; and (d) contributes to good governance.â"
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