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"content": "Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I support gender issues very much, but we have to be procedural. When it comes to money, bills and anything that affects money matters, you cannot amend it on the Floor of the House. This is something that needs to go to the Budget and Appropriations Committee. Actually, I even attempted to amend the VAT Bill on the Floor of this House and it was rejected. Much as we would want to support gender issues, we have to do things procedurally. There is a reason why the Constitution and our Standing Orders speak of money Bills, and how they are supposed to be transacted. That is because if you do it on the Floor of the House, what will stop us, again in the future, from applying the same benchmark? I know it was moved by my friend hon. (Ms) Nyasuna, but I am sorry that, that cannot happen. It is completely unprocedural."
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