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    "content": "The Bill, having been published in the format that had been presented to the two Committees and taking into consideration the comments of the Budget and Appropriations Committee vide their letter of 22nd October 2013, it follows that the provisions of Article 114 of the Constitution must apply. It is worth noting that the question of constitutionality of a Bill can be entertained at any stage before the passage of a Bill. In this regard, I hereby defer any further proceedings on the said Bill in the House until the Budget and Appropriations Committee addresses itself on the money status of the Bill and makes its recommendation known to the House in accordance with the provisions of Article 114 of the Constitution. In addition, the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations is at liberty, in carrying out its business, to consider the other issues of constitutionality in the Bill, while taking into account the matters raised in the letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Defence. More particularly, the Departmental Committee is to consider the facts of the establishment of Government departments by the legislature as opposed to the constitutional provision that is a function of the Executive. In the consideration of the Bill, the Budget and Appropriations Committee should invite the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury in accordance with Article 114 of the Constitution, while the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations will also be required, among other things, to invite the Cabinet Secretary for Defence and the Office of the Attorney-General to shed light on other issues of constitutionality surrounding this Bill. Thereafter, I will guide the House on how to proceed with the consideration of the said Bill in its next stage, while taking into account the recommendations of the two Committees. I thank you."
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