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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Aden Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, considering the importance of the business before us today, and without anticipating debate, this House is scheduled to proceed for a long recess today. Take it very clearly because when I went out, some Members were asking me: “Why are we going on recess?” You need to learn how the Calendar of the House works. Ideally, we are not going on a recess. We are only going on a recess from the main Chamber because for the budget making process. It is in the month of May when the committees interrogate the annual estimates for the Financial Year 2020/2021. So, committees will be very busy. We are only getting a recess from the Chamber so that committees can engage their Ministries and Government agencies after which they can engage the Budget and Appropriations Committee through the National Treasury and then bring a report. So, by the time we are coming back, we will have a report. We are not adjourning for a long recess. In fact, the only persons who are not members of committees in this House are the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker and I. We will be around together with the Clerk. The Leader of the Minority Party is a very active member of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. So, from 14th May 2020, as the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee has said, until we come back, we will be very busy with the Budget. For this reason, I seek to extend the time of the Sitting to allow for consideration of key businesses outlined in the Order Paper today before we proceed on recess. We will finish everything. We are not like the other House. We have serious business to do and we do not want to be accused with the House Business Committee. I am not in some of the forums. We are being accused of delaying certain Motions. The House Business Committee always looks at what is more urgent like the Supplementary Appropriations Report, Budget Bills and the regulations that were passed on the Tax Laws. The matters before us today are also very urgent in terms of priority. So, let us be here tonight. We will not stay for long. By 7.30 p.m. or 8.00 p.m., we will be through. If we finish before 7.00 p.m., it will be well and good. However, it is good that, as we go to discuss the Budget The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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