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    "id": 651536,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kajuju",
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        "legal_name": "Florence Kajuju",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support this Motion as presented by the Leader of the Majority Party. Having been part of the Liaison Committee which was doing the Budget for a very short period, I realized the difficulties that we were undergoing. Being Chairpersons of various Committees we were engaged in different tasks in our Committees and also budgeting. Therefore, I appreciate what the Budget and Appropriations Committee must do to ensure that money in this Government is allocated to various departments as provided by law. It is important that we have a Departmental Committee that actually deals with the Budget and is able to scrutinize the various money Bills that are pending. It is my humble request to Members to ensure that this Motion passes. As the House Business Committee, we had to look through the various options that would ensure that we re-constitute the Budget and Appropriations Committee. Looking at the issues of budget that are critical to this country and the various pending money Bills - which are quite a number – we request that the Budget and Appropriations Committee be re-constituted and Members sit down and work on them. Hon. Speaker, I support this Motion and beg Hon. Members to also support it because it is critical. Our major role in this House is to ensure that money in Government is utilized and allocated equitably to various Government organs."
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