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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I urge my colleagues to accept the ruling because Standing Order 34 (5) limits contribution on adjournment to five minutes. We miss Hon. Isaac Rutto, Hon. Peter Munya and Gov. Nanok. It is shocking to us how somebody who has been the Cabinet Secretary for Planning, and should understand processes, and a Member of Parliament for Butere can act in such a manner. Today’s action, leave alone his opinion about the Senate which can defend itself--- We can bring a substantive Motion to discuss the character of the individual. However, what we are discussing is the threat to human life. Health is an issue that is sacrosanct. We have done our work. I wish the Senate Majority Leader was here or Sen. Mwaruma who I saw earlier, or any of those who were in State House yesterday. I saw Gov. Oparanya in State House. Was he just passing by? Did he go for tea and mandazi, or did he participate in that discussion? The outcome of that discussion is a solution to the issue of counties getting money. The outcome of that discussion was more money being channeled to counties. We have agreed on the proposals. Tomorrow, we will sit down in the Committee that I lead with Sen. Wetangula. We are confident that there will be a win- win solution tomorrow, and we will sort it out. Let it not be lost upon us that the game being played between CoG and the National Treasury, we can see it. The Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury issued a circular at the beginning of the impasse saying that based on the Supreme Court ruling, he is going to issue 50 per cent to counties. When did he backtrack the circular? We would not be here if the Supreme Court advisory is not an opinion or a suggestion, but binds the National Treasury to give counties 50 per cent of the last allocation. I want to tell him that if anybody dies because they cannot access health services during this time, their blood is on his hands. The law has allowed you to give counties money. It is not you who gives money; the issue must be clarified. Devolution is not the national Government giving counties money, but the Constitution dividing money between both levels of government. When the Supreme Court rules and says that the money must be given to counties, it must be done. In fact, we should take them to court for contempt. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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