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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Deputy Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, this is a Communication, a guide on the consideration of proposed amendments to the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2013 with regard to provisions of Article 114 of the Constitution. This Communication relates to the manner of considering Order No.11 in today’s Order Paper which is the Committee of the whole House on the VAT (Amendment) Bill, 2013. The Bill falls within the items identified as money Bills under paragraph 3 of Article 114 of the Constitution. It, therefore, follows that any amendments to the Bill are also subject to that Article. For the avoidance of doubt, paragraph 2 of the said Article provides that if in the opinion of the Speaker of the National Assembly, a Motion makes provisions for a matter listed in the definition of a money Bill, the Assembly may proceed only in accordance with the recommendations of the relevant Committee of the Assembly after taking into consideration the views of the Cabinet Secretary responsible for finance. Hon. Members, in this regard, my office having received several amendments to the VAT (Amendment) Bill, 2013, referred them to the Budget and Appropriations Committee for recommendations. Subsequently, this afternoon I received a letter from the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee submitting the recommendations of the Committee on the amendments proposed by several hon. Members to the VAT (Amendment) Bill, 2013. From the foregoing and the Committee recommendations, I wish to guide the House as follows:- (i) The amendments by hon. (Dr.) Eseli and hon. (Prof.) Nyikal can be considered in the Committee of the whole House. However, since the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade has similar amendments, priority will be accorded to the Committee’s amendments. If these are carried, the amendments proposed by these two hon. Members will stand dropped. The amendments by hon. Wambugu, hon. Mwaura, hon. Murungi, hon. Kajwang’ and hon. Gatobu should not be considered in the Committee of the whole House as the Budget and Appropriations Committee has recommended so. On the proposed amendments by the Member for Balambala, hon. Aden, the Budget and Appropriations Committee has made a proposal on this amendment, the proposal by the Committee amounts to proposing a different amendment whose notice has not been given in accordance with Standing Order No.133. In this regard, the only person who can move the amendments in the text proposed by the Budget and Appropriations Committee is hon. Ngong’o who is the sponsor of the Bill. In this regard, the amendment as proposed by hon. Aden should not be considered in the Committee of the whole House. The hon. Member is free to approach the sponsor of the Bill to move the amendment in the context proposed by the Budget and Appropriations Committee. That is the only Floor amendment that may be allowed. However, be guided that no hon. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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