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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "I am sure those of us who have been agitating for this or the other may not quite have addressed themselves to that reality, and in keeping with our own rules, any bill or any business that is defeated by some resolution of either of the Houses may not be reintroduced until after the expiry of 6 months. I note the cautionary advice by the Chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee to the county governments to continue with preparations and I believe they have all been preparing. They all read what was contained in the Budget Policy Statement (BPS). It is also fair to appreciate that the process you are engaged in as mediators is one fraught with the real danger of disagreement, and a further danger of disagreement between the two Houses, which is graver. Unfortunately, that is our procedure; it is a process we have given ourselves in the Constitution, and so we must be bound by it. Nevertheless your advice, I believe, is well meaning. More importantly to the chairs of committees now that the Estimates of the national Government, other national organs, the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC), the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and the Judiciary have already been tabled before this House, are asked to prioritise consideration of the Estimates in their next meetings, even during the recess. This is because as expected in our own Standing Orders, your reports will find their way into what the Budget and Appropriations Committee finally tables before the House."
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