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    "id": 1063145,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lusaka",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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    "content": " Hon. Senators, it is my pleasure and privilege to welcome you to this Special Sitting. I hope that you have been adhering to the COVID-19 protocols and have now been vaccinated. On the request of the Senate Majority Leader and with the support of the requisite number of Senators, I appointed today, Tuesday, 13th April, 2021 as a day for a Special Sitting of the Senate vide Gazette Notice No. 3298, dated 9th April, 2021. In the Gazette Notice, I indicated that the business to be transacted at this Special Sitting shall be swearing-in of the Senator-elect for Garissa County and the consideration of the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 7 of 2021). As you may recall, the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 7 of 2021) was tabled in the Senate on 30th March, 2021 pursuant to Article 218 (1) (a) of the Constitution and Standing Order No.181 (1) which provide that at least two months before the end of each Financial Year, there shall be introduced in Parliament a Division of Revenue Bill. Further, Standing Order No. 181(3) provides that the Senate is required to conclude the consideration of the Division of Revenue Bill not later than 14 days after it has been introduced. The Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 7 of 2021) is critical because it provides for the division of revenue raised nationally among the national and county levels of government as required by Article 218 of the Constitution. Further, the Supreme Court Advisory, Reference No. 3 of 2019, noted that the enactment of an Appropriation Act cannot precede the enactment of the Division of"
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