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    "id": 927723,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah",
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        "legal_name": "Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, as I sought to move this Bill for Second Reading, I mentioned that there were certain weighty concerns that even we, as the BAC, had. I want to agree with many of the Members who have expressed those concerns in different ways and, more so, regarding the interpretation of Articles 93, 94, 95 and 96(3) of the Constitution. As Hon. Makali Mulu alluded to, tomorrow, Hon. Junet might decide to publish his own County Allocation of Revenue Bill allocating more resources to Migori at the expense of Kiambu. Therefore, I want to agree with Members that, indeed, there are weighty constitutional issues that you need to make a determination on. I also want to point out that the reason why civilised nations like ours enact constitutions is for there to be order in governance. If we allowed anybody and everybody to act outside the provisions of the Constitution, there will be anarchy in this country, not just in terms of the petition that the Member for Mvita is alluding to, but in Members here or in the other House publishing all manner of Bills. That is why Article 114 is on the definition of money Bill. Then there are exemptions provided for under Article 218. There are laid out procedures and ways in which Bills will be brought to Parliament. Therefore, it is important that you call not just this House but Parliament to order, so that we enact Bills that are brought to both Houses in line with the provisions of the Constitution. Hon. Speaker, I, therefore, beg to say that I am amiable to not proceeding to move this Bill until you give us your communication and guidance in this House. That is because it is you the Constitution has placed in your office as the Hon. Speaker of the National Assembly. It is at a level where you guide not just Parliament, but the nation. It was not by accident that the Office of the Hon. Speaker of the National Assembly was ranked as the third most powerful office in this country. It is because it was known that you would be called upon, time and again, to guide The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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