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    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. As I second this Motion, I would like to begin by appreciating the work that has been done by the Senate in reviewing the Division of Revenue Bill and proposing some amendments to it. I would also like to commend the Budget and Appropriations Committee for the speed and timeliness with which they have reviewed the Senate amendments to the Bill and prepared a report which has been tabled in this House. We are all aware of the extensive delays in previous financial years in passing the Division of Revenue Bill and the adverse effects that this has had on service delivery by the county governments. It is for this reason that I commend the work of the Committee, which has enabled this House to process the Bill on time. Timeliness is a very important factor in the Budget process. When the Division of Revenue Bill and the County Allocation of Revenue Bill are passed on time, the county governments are able to have a realistic estimation of their resource envelope and to finalise their annual estimates accordingly. A lot of times, we have asked how counties would go ahead preparing budget estimates when actually the two Bills have not been passed by Parliament. We all know that the letter and spirit of the Constitution with regard to division of revenue was to ensure equity in resource distribution. However, as it is, division of revenue appears to be simply a schedule that does not really address county issues. It is very disappointing that despite our efforts to ensure timeliness in the division of revenue for the reasons that I have already stated, the National Treasury does not still honour House resolutions and continues to violate the Constitution at will. More particularly, I want to refer to Article 219 of the Constitution that clearly states in black and white that a county’s share The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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