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    "id": 903199,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/903199/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13131,
        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "b) the imposition of charges on a public fund or the variation or repeal of any of those charges; c) the appropriation, receipt, custody, investment or issue of public money; d) the raising or guaranteeing of any loan or its repayment; or e) matters incidental to any of those matters.‖ As such, where a Bill deals with other matters, in addition to any matters set out in under Article 114(3) of the Constitution, then it follows that the Bill will not qualify to be a Money Bill. That is the proper interpretation of what a Money Bill is. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would also like to note that the National Assembly has introduced a procedure where the minute Senate Bills get to the National Assembly, they are referred to the Budget and Appropriations Committee for certification as to whether they are Money Bills. The practice has been that if the Committee finds that the Bill is a Money Bill, no further action is taken. This procedure is completely inconsistent with the Constitution because the Constitution does not contemplate a situation where a House can veto a Bill originating from another House without a vote. There is no such provision within the Constitution. What they are doing is unconstitutional and must be challenged. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Article 109(4) of the Constitution states as follows:- ―A Bill concerning county government may originate in the National Assembly or the Senate, and is passed in accordance with Article 110 to 113, Articles 122 and 123 and the Standing Orders of the Houses.‖ There is no mention anywhere of reference of Bills that concern counties to the Budget and the Appropriations Committee to be looked at by a Committee of the House in the manner contemplated under Article 114 as they have been doing and that must be challenged. This Bill provides clarity as to how it is introduced. You cannot veto the action of another House without coming to the Floor to vote on it. Those provisions and that process are actually in our Constitution. Clause 10 of the Bill follows the approach which is consistent with Article 259 on the interpretation of the Constitution, particularly the requirement which states that; ―This Constitution shall be interpreted in a manner that – a) promotes values, purposes and principles; b) advances the rule of law and the human rights and fundamental freedoms in the Bill of Rights; c) permits the development of the law; and d) contributes to good governance.‖"
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