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    "id": 1021952,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1021952/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Poghisio",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 202,
        "legal_name": "Samuel Losuron Poghisio",
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    "content": "This leaves us with the question regarding the percentage to be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund. While the withdrawal of money for the purpose of the national Government under Article 222 is based on a percentage of the estimates of expenditure for that year, the same method cannot apply to the county governments, since the estimates do not include the equitable revenue share due to counties. Logic would require that the percentage of the money to be withdrawn be based on the Division of Revenue Bill; yet this would be legally untenable, given the fact that the Bill, is not only the subject matter of controversy, but is also yet to pass into law. In the circumstances, it is our view that in the event of an impasse, the percentage of the money to be withdrawn be based on the equitable allocation to counties in the Division of Revenue Act of the preceding financial year. In keeping with the spirit of Article 222(2)(b) of the Constitution, the money to be withdrawn shall be 50 per cent of the total equitable share allocated to the counties in the Division of Revenue Act.”"
}