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    "id": 741557,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mulu",
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I think you need to guide the House. As the Chair was presenting these amendments he indicated that he had discussions with the CS, National Treasury. Procedurally, the way we process budgets in this House is that Departmental Committees must first of all look at them and approve then forward them to the Budget and Appropriations Committee. I agree that the budget for the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Arts had been discussed by the relevant Departmental Committee, but the other two were not. Hon. Rasso, the Kshs300 million we are talking about is an additional amount. It is not the Kshs.900 million which was discussed in the Committee. If you look at the Second Supplementary Budget under the Schedule, the Kshs900 million for confidential expenditure is already approved but they are seeking for an additional amount of Kshs.300 million which we have not looked into. Another thing which I ask you to guide the House concerns a situation where we have an Appropriation Act for the 2017/2018 Financial Year authorising IEBC to spend money but we are saying they use that money today while the next financial year starts on 1st July. I think procedurally something needs to be done so that we do not get it wrong. Otherwise, that expenditure can easily be questioned by the Auditor-General because that appropriation is for another financial year. I think it is important for things to be done procedurally because this being an election year, many things can pass through the cracks. I think it is important as a House we protect Kenyans in terms of proper financial management. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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