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    "id": 1136169,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Deputy Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 41, I wish to report to the House that I am in receipt of a Message from the Senate regarding the decision of the Senate on the National Assembly’s amendments to the County Governments Grants Bill (Senate Bill No. 35 of 2021). The Message conveys in part “that on Tuesday, 21st December, 2021, the Senate considered the amendments made by the National Assembly to the County Government Grants Bill (Senate Bill No.35 of 2021) and rejected the said amendments”. You will recall that the County Government Grants Bill (Senate Bill No.35 of 2021), which largely seeks to provide for the allocation of conditional grants to county governments for the Financial Year 2021/2022, and to also provide for the responsibilities of county governments pursuant to such allocations amongst other purposes was passed by the National Assembly on Thursday, 2nd December 2021, with amendments. Hon. Members, the National Assembly made amendments to the title of the Bill, clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, First and Second Schedules. The amendments were thereafter forwarded to the Senate for consideration. The Senate, having rejected the National Assembly’s amendments now effectively commits the Bill to a Mediation Committee in terms of Article 112(2)(b) of the Constitution. Article 113(1) of the Constitution requires the Speakers of both Houses of Parliament to appoint a Mediation Committee comprising of equal number of Members of each House to attempt to develop an agreed version of the Bill for consideration by the Houses of Parliament. While forwarding the Message to the National Assembly, the Rt. Hon. Speaker of the Senate also conveyed that he has appointed the following Senators to the Mediation Committee: 1. Sen. Charles Kibiru, MP; 2. Sen. Moses Wetangula, EGH, MP; 3. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Junior, MP; 4. Sen. Rose Nyamunga, CBS, MP; 5. Sen. Farhiya Ali, CBS, MP; Hon. Members, having consulted the leadership of the Majority and Minority parties in the National Assembly, I hereby appoint the following Members to represent the National Assembly in the Mediation Committee to consider the said Bill: 1. The Hon. Kanini Kega, CBS, MP; 2. The Hon. (Dr.) Kanyuithia Mutunga, MP; 3. The Hon. Naisula Lesuuda, OGW, MP; 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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