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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Langat",
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        "legal_name": "Benjamin Kipkirui Langat",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 4 of the Bill be amended- (a) by deleting subparagraph (ii) appearing in paragraph (a); (b) by deleting paragraph (b). Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, if the amendment to the original Bill goes through, the effect of it will be that where there is an amendment of the agreement of the loan, it will exceed the limits set by Parliament. The original amendment was saying that parliamentary approval is not necessary. It is the cardinal rule that Parliament must have the overall say over overall indebtedness of the country. Therefore, we cannot waive the provision that Parliament should approve the limits of the loans to be taken by this country. We really want to make sure that Parliament has an overall role to ensure that it fixes the limit to borrowing by the Government. We are removing those amendments to ensure that they do not reduce the powers of Parliament. I request the House to support my amendment in order to safeguard the oversight role of the House."
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