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    "content": "From the outset, I note that in addition to the amendments proposed by the Committee, there are other amendments proposed by individual hon. Members. An analysis of some of the proposed amendments reveals that some of them have the potential of making provisions for--- Listen to the definition of a money bill in Article 114 (3) of the Constitution. As a matter of example, the amendments proposed by the hon. Member for Kipkelion, urges Parliament to allocate the Uwezo Fund at least, 1 per cent of all the revenue to the National Government, calculated on the basis of the most recently audited revenue, as approved by the National Assembly; calculated on the basis of revenue allocation to the National Government, the Division of Revenue Act, 2013. This amendment implies that Parliament will allocate, at least, Kshs7.1 billion every subsequent year. The Committee has also proposed amendments that have a similar effect. Another example is a proposed amendment by the Member for Nairobi County to Regulation No.15 which seeks to increase the membership of the Uwezo Fund management committee by two members per county and per every constituency. This amounts to increasing the national membership by 580 members. This may affect the administrative cost of the Fund. Indeed, the Member has another amendment that proposes to deem the Uwezo Fund as a supplement to the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF). Clearly, these are the kind of amendments that ought to have been examined by the Committee, having consulted the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury. I know the Committee in its amendments had consulted the Cabinet Secretary for Devolution and Planning. However, this does not meet the constitutional threshold for matters spelt out in Article 114 which requires that the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury be consulted on money matters. This is also the case for several other amendments proposed by the Committee and others proposed by individual Members. Hon. Members, in this regard I now order the following proposed amendments inadmissible for consideration in the Committee of the whole House: One, the proposed amendments to Regulation 7 and Paragraph 1(d) of Regulation 18 as proposed by the Committee. Second, the proposed amendments to Regulations 7 and 20 by the Member for Kipkelion. Third, the proposed amendments to Regulation 15 and the proposed New Regulation 19A as proposed by the Member for Nairobi County. Hon. Members, finally when the House resorts to Committee to consider the regulations, the Clerk will read each regulation one after the other for the Committee to consider the regulations and the proposed amendments sequentially in accordance with the procedure contained in the Standing Order Nos.132 and 133. At the end of the consideration, the Chair will ask the Leader of Majority Party to move the Motion which is: THAT, the Committee do report to the House its consideration of the Public Finance Management ( Uwezo Fund) Regulations 2013 and its approval thereof with or without amendments. Hon. Members, if the Question is agreed to the House will resume allowing the third and last phase of the consideration of the regulations. When the House resumes, the Chair of the Committee of the whole House will report that the Committee has 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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