Article 114. Money Bills
Official Constitutional Text
114. (1) A money Bill may not deal with any matter other than those listed in the definition of “ a money Bill” in clause (3).
(2) If, in the opinion of the Speaker of the National Assembly, a motion makes provision for a matter listed in the definition of “a money Bill”, the Assembly may proceed only in accordance with the recommendation of the relevant Committee of the Assembly after taking into account the views of the Cabinet Secretary responsible for finance.
(3) In this Constitution, “a money Bill” means a Bill, other than a Bill specified in Article 218, that contains provisions dealing with—
(a) taxes;
(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.
(4) In clause (3), “tax”, “public money”, and “loan” do not include any tax, public money or loan raised by a county.
Plain English Explanation
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Article 114 of the Constitution of Kenya defines "money Bills" as legislation exclusively concerning national taxes, public funding, government spending, and national loans, while explicitly excluding county-level financial matters. The provision mandates that the Speaker of the National Assembly determines if a bill is a money bill, requiring the Assembly to act only upon recommendations from the relevant committee after consultation with the Cabinet Secretary for Finance.