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    "id": 454627,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ng’ongo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, I wish our colleagues, the 47 county MPs would just exercise some patience and relax. I know this Bill has taken a bit of time but my issue was with regard to what the Leader of Majority Party said, it is correct that this Bill has been with us for some time and consultations have been going on, which have now gone on for too long. However, it is not correct to say that we can only proceed in concurrence with the Treasury. What the law says is that we proceed having taken into consideration the Treasury’s recommendations. So, Treasury gives recommendation but it is the duty of the Budget and Appropriations Committee to decide on what needs to be done. So, my concern is that there is in our Standing Orders the provision on how long it should take for Bills that are going through pre-publication period. It is not a blanket cheque and I know the Budget and Appropriations Committee has had a lot of issues but the reason why this Bill has delayed is because of consultations. So, I will only urge my Chair that we now come to conclusion with these consultations so that we take a firm decision on this Bill. It either proceeds or if we feel it should not proceed, we say so and then the chapter would be closed. I think it is high time that a decision is made because you cannot have the Bill forever."
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