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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Without necessarily having to defend the Budget and Appropriations Committee, I think Hon. Midiwo has delved into matters which are partly administrative in nature. That is because if the Committee to which he belongs, as he claims, called the CS and the CS, in his own words, refused, failed and/or neglected to appear before the Committee, I am sure Hon. Midiwo who is doing his third term knows very well the recourse to get the CS to appear before the Committee. Surely, at this point in time, we should not be here discussing that. Be that as it may, I think it is perfectly in order for the Budget and Appropriations Committee to take reports from the Committees. But if the Committees also fail to provide that Committee with their respective reports on the Estimates, then that does not mean that the Budget and Appropriations Committee cannot do what is constitutional within their mandate; which is to present this Report. So, if you gave them a report and that has not been incorporated, I think then the perfect route to go is to question, in debate, the method used to arrive at the figures that they have given in this Report. At this point, we should allow the Chairman to give Notice of Motion so that, at the appropriate time, your Committee including yourself, Hon. Midiwo, will be perfectly at liberty to raise, particularly the issues with regard to the basis on which they have arrived at the figures. For now, let us allow Hon. Mutava Musyimi to give Notice of Motion but, for the administrative aspect, I think your Committee should have applied to get the CS dragged to Parliament to appear before the Committee. Hon. Mutava is just giving Notice of Motion. Let us also have Hon. Musyimi respond to that."
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