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    "id": 595276,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Yes, Hon. Speaker. Now that you are here, I want to state very clearly and go on record that this matter was canvassed. I am sure the records of the House like the HANSARD will bear me out. At a later stage, specifically on 25th June 2015, you gave a very comprehensive communication. I do not expect the Speaker to give another ruling on the same matter. Hon. Speaker, the matter before us is the application of the subtitle “Presidential assent and referral” of Article 115 of the Constitution. We must speak to the nation and the rule of law. The minutes of the House Business Committee (HBC) of last Tuesday will bear me out. The HBC decided to slot in the Excise Duty Bill and, therefore, it is before this House procedurally. Two, since you read the Memoranda from the President as a Message, 21 days have elapsed. Today is the last day for this House to deal with this matter in either way. If you disagree with the President, you must raise the required numbers. If you have no numbers, then that is it. Hon. Speaker, it has been like that in all Parliaments, starting with the 1st Parliament of Mzee Kenyatta up to the current one, the 11th Parliament. From the Parliament where Mzee Moi was the President to the 10th Parliament of President Kibaki in which I served, assent and referral has been there. So, the Standing Orders and the Constitution provide for that. This is a Money Bill and you referred this matter to the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade and they looked at it. The law provides that you do not need to raise the two-thirds majority where you substantially agree with the reservations of the President. Where you fundamentally disagree with the President’s reservations, the only route available to this House is the two-thirds majority. Let us not re-invent the wheel. Let us not create an atmosphere where we want to be the same people to violate the Constitution which we swore to defend the first day we became Members of Parliament. 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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