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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Unlike in the past, and I am sure Hon. Kimunya and the Leader of the Majority Party will recall that before the 11th Parliament, the Finance Bill used to take close to seven months. In fact, almost invariably, it used to be one of those last Bills passed before the House went on the long Christmas recess, but, at least, the PFM Act has reduced that period to 90 days from the date the Appropriation Bill is enacted. So, I am directing that debate on this Motion be stood down. In the meantime, the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning should consider the various statutory instruments that have been gazetted by the CS for the National Treasury and table a report. Unless they are annulled, anything done on the authority as they are now is covered by the Statutory Instruments Act. That is what saves public participation. Public participation is expected to happen now with the committees of the House. Hon. Limo, who is present, the Chair of the Committee on Finance and National Planning, you have an onerous task to look at those various instruments and table your report even as you engage the public in presenting views on generally many of the other ways and means contained in the Finance Bill as published. In fact, it is published in your name. Hon. Members, we stand down this debate, but it has been very healthy."
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