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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Musyimi",
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    "content": "Secondly, I also need to indicate that before any Bill or Motion is discussed by my Committee, it must receive thorough analysis by the Parliamentary Budget Office. Sometimes that takes time because they are the ones with the expertise and not us. They would normally analyse a Bill or Motion and then come to us with the recommendations. From there, we try the best we can to be fair. Obviously, we must get the views of the Cabinet Secretary of the National Treasury. That is why it is absolutely crucial in my view. Even if we take long, we hold the view that in the interest of natural justice, the owner of the Motion or Bill needs to be given the opportunity to appear before the Committee, because to make a decision on a Motion or a Bill without listening to the sponsor is not fair. However, in the process of waiting to listen to the sponsor, we are losing valuable time. Secondly, a sponsor may come and not persuade the Committee. I leave it to you to decide. If those powers have been given to the Committee to decide and they make a decision, then you feel that the matter should still come here as my good friend Hon. 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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