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    "id": 554686,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyamweya",
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        "legal_name": "Manson Oyongo Nyamweya",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker, for giving me the chance to contribute to this Motion. First and foremost, I want to say I support it, but you know this House participated in forming a Mediation Committee. To me the Mediation Committee is normally formed for an ordinary Bill. It does not talk about the Finance Bill or the Money Bill. Therefore, in the first place, it was not right for us to agree to form a Mediation Committee, because the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya is very clear. It has given the National Assembly the mandate and that we should not share with anybody. We are not trying to do a favour to the Senate. We were complaining about the Senators and their contributions; it is our responsibility. The input they brought to the National Assembly, we should have ignored it and not accepted to go ahead to form a Mediation Committee, because it is not their role; their functions are clearly defined. So, hon. Speaker and Members, let us be aware that we have a new Constitution and we have been given a very clear role when it comes to the Finance Bill, which we did last time when we passed the Budget. Therefore, it is not fair for us to be debating an issue, which is very clear and a mandate is given to the Members of the National Assembly. The way forward to me is that in future, when we are discussing our Budget it is our responsibility and it should end there."
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