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    "id": 1018559,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kibiru",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Charles Reubenson Kibiru",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Article 187(2) of the Constitution and Gazette Notice No.1609 of 25th February, 2020, some functions of Nairobi City County, as set out in Part 2 of the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution were transferred to the national Government. Article 187(2)(a) of the Constitution requires that arrangements be put in place to ensure resources necessary to undertake or perform the functions transferred are provided. Article 219 of the Constitution provides that- “A county’s share of revenue raised by the national Government shall be transferred to the county without undue delay and without deduction, except when the transfer has been stopped under Article 225”. It is, therefore, important for the Bill to clarify on how matters concerning transfer of functions from the county governments to national Government would be dealt with. In line with the above provisions, the Committee proposed amendments to Clause 7 of the Bill, which currently provides that- “Where a county government has transferred functions to national Government, pursuant to Article 187 of the Constitution---"
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