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    "content": "House and also for the country that we consider the Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on the Second Supplementary Estimates for the Financial Year 2018/2019 which, as you all know, is ending on 30th of June this year and also to allow that whatever proposals are there and proposed amendments are dealt with if possible, if Members find the energy to sit through this Afternoon Sitting. Therefore, even as I order that business appearing as Order No.16 be the next one to be considered, I also wish to draw the attention of the leadership and more particularly the whips… I can only see the Deputy Majority Whip present. I saw Hon. Wamalwa here but he has also taken leave. I hope he has not disappeared for the rest of the day. For you to carry through those processes, it is mandatory that there must be present in the House, in all those stages, not less than 50 of you. So, those of you who have contacts for those who came for 10 minutes and have already finished their business for the day, please tell them this is an important business. It is only fair that Members also look at what business is appearing so that even if it is your habit to only sit for 10 minutes, sometimes you can afford to sit for three hours. We are all human beings. Unless you are sick or you have some fairly urgent matter for which you cannot do without, please, for this to happen… Reason being that you know on Thursday, we will not be able to transact this kind of business because of the Budget Highlights by the Cabinet Secretary of the National Treasury. It is in the Constitution that there must not be less than 50 of you present, excluding myself. As you all know, Kenyans decided that the Speakers have no vote and I am quite happy about that. I have no vote and, therefore, I should not be counted among the 50. The Whips, please, make sure you have as many of you at every stage for each Question to be put, before we can say we are through with this business of Supplementary Estimates. It is very crucial, as I understand and having spoken to the Chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee."
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