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    "id": 619347,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Linturi",
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        "legal_name": "Franklin Mithika Linturi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. At the outset, I would like to oppose this Motion. The Committee that we are reconstituting is very important for this House and the country. When you look at the current composition of Parliament, you realize that parliamentary business is done through committees. One of the major functions of Parliament is that of appropriation of funds. If Parliament has to appropriate funds, there is that requirement to have a committee and Parliament must be in a position to either vote for or against the reports that are brought to this House by this Committee. When you look at what Article 221 of the Constitution provides and the matters that have just been raised by the few Members who have just spoken, I want the House to consider the enormity of this matter as we debate this Motion. When you look at Article 221(4)(5) – and I want to bring it to the attention of this House – it reads as follows:- “(4) Before the National Assembly considers the estimates of revenue and expenditure, a committee of the Assembly shall discuss and review the estimates and make recommendations to the Assembly. (5) In discussing and reviewing estimates, the committee shall seek representations from the public and the recommendations shall be taken into account when the committee makes its recommendations to the National Assembly” 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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