11 Sep 2007 in National Assembly:
Order, Madam Minister! I did not want to stop you, but there is a mobile phone that has rung in this Chamber! Could the askaris do something about it, please? Find out who has a mobile phone which has rung in the House! Proceed, Madam Minister!
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11 Sep 2007 in National Assembly:
It is for half of the year. As you will remember, we approved part of the Budget through a Vote on Account earlier on in the year; it was one half of the Budget, which is what we have been using up to now. Otherwise, we would not be getting our salaries!
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11 Sep 2007 in National Assembly:
Order, Mr. Sungu! It is important that Mr. Ahenda and others understand this matter. Therefore, what we are now doing is voting the balance of the budgeted amount, which is the half that is remaining. Mr. Syongo!
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11 Sep 2007 in National Assembly:
I have already called Mr. Syongo! Make it short, please!
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11 Sep 2007 in National Assembly:
Order, Mr. Syongo! If you look at the Motion appearing on the Order Paper, you will see that it talks about a "sum not exceeding so much is to be issued from the Consolidated Fund to complete the sum necessary to meet expenditure during the year." Please, check the actual figure from the Printed Estimates. That is not relevant, any way. The point is that you know that this is a half of the Budget, and that is it. That is what you vote at the beginning of the financial year. You do not vote a quarter or an eighth ...
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11 Sep 2007 in National Assembly:
Order, Mr. Sungu! Are you trying to look at the semantics or what?
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11 Sep 2007 in National Assembly:
Then, let us stick to what is on the Order Paper and vote on it! Mr. Michuki, do you want to say something?
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11 Sep 2007 in National Assembly:
Mr. Minister, we have a long way to go!
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11 Sep 2007 in National Assembly:
Both of you are out of order! You are going back to the Ministry of State for Defence when we are now on the Ministry of Agriculture. So, I will now put the Question!
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11 Sep 2007 in National Assembly:
Hon. Members, before I call upon the Minister to move the next Vote, let me reiterate, again, for the benefit of hon. Members who wish to really know the position, that this is a half of the Budget because we have already voted the other half. Those who wish to argue about that, it is up to them but that is the fact. Mr. Minister! September 11, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3803 Vote 15 - Ministry of Labour and Human Resource Development THAT, a sum not exceeding Kshs658,400,000 be issued from the Consolidated Fund to complete the sum necessary to meet ...
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