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    "id": 632045,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, either way, the budget-making process will continue. Those of us who are in the Liaison Committee have no choice because you have sent the Budget there. As leaders, sometimes, we must rise to the occasion. We cannot even have the Budget to be discussed by only one section of the House. Hon. Speaker, I think we agreed and deliberated on that. One of the issues that came up was a provision in the Constitution regarding Private Members’ Bills. In as far as Article 114 of Constitution is concerned; it is not very explicit in that it should be referred to the Budget and Appropriations Committee. It states that the relevant Committee should take up that. If a Private Members’ Bill concerns a health issue, then the Departmental Committee on Health should handle the matter in accordance with Article 114 of the Constitution. We realized there was a lapse and that everything to do with Article 114 of the Constitution must go there. Finally, taxation measures concerning both the Government and Private Members’ Bills will go to the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade. As it was before, it was sent to the Budget and Appropriations Committee, which will no longer deal with issues to do with taxation-related matters. If there is a problem, we should look at it and fix it. The problem that we had with the Budget and Appropriations Committee – and that caused their names to be rejected - was the pork barrel allocation they were getting. How do we fix it? We must bring legislative intervention measures so that if the pork barrel is allocated, then it must go to all constituencies and Members. We must fix it. In every presidential system, pork barrel is a parliamentary privilege that is even in the United States of America (USA). But in our case, the pork barrel was going to a select few in the Budget and Appropriations Committee. Can we bring a legislative intervention that whatever 1 or 2 per cent we receive through the pork barrel must go to all Members across the board? That is what we have agreed on. I would like to ask Hon. Midiwo to second. The choice is with the House. 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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