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    "id": 1160989,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1160989/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 124,
        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
        "slug": "samson-ongeri"
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    "content": "Thank you for the information. In fact, if the Bill is sitting in the National Assembly and they are not agreeing with what this House passed, the mechanism for resolving this matter is through mediation. They have no business sitting on a Bill which is a Money Bill, in a way, which is part of the function of this Senate. We must be involved in the Division of Revenue Bill without any shadow of doubt whatsoever. If there is any difficulty in the National Assembly, in one way, or the other passing this Bill, then it calls for immediate mediation. We are starving the county governments of their legitimate financial requirement that they need so badly to meet their requirement in financing their activities. I submit that this is a legitimate request. It is a constitutional demand that derives the powers from the Constitution and the Public Finance Management Act. If you look carefully how money ought to be shared between the national Government and county government entities, it is clearly spelled out and Schedules must be done to remit that money to county government. This House is making it more legal so that when there are conditional grants which we have been given, and are not part of the national collection funds they should be transmitted without any delay. Therefore, my feeling is that if Kshs39 billion which is held out there, is not dispersed, we will find it very difficult to pass the Division of Revenue Bill again in this House before that requirement is met."
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