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    "content": "For this, Hon. Senators, I say a big thank you. It is not because it was a duty that we carried out, but it was a duty that despite the various competing opinions and interests, and even when all seemed to be lost, the Senate demonstrated grace, fortitude, focus and determination, to remain a beacon of hope for devolution. Of note has been the consistent increase of allocations to counties from Kshs210 billion in Financial Year 2013/2014 to Kshs370 billion in Financial Year 2022/2023. I dare say without any iota of doubt, that this may not have been achieved without the presence and functional participation of the Senate. Looking forward, I know there will be a review of the formulae in the 13th Parliament. We take solace in the fact that there is established precedence and jurisprudence in this matter. The next Senate will continue to build on the successes of the Second and the Third Senate. Hon. Senators, on the other hand, and as is the case with every human endeavour, we have faced some challenges and setbacks. A prominent feature of the challenges is with regard to the fight for space to exercise our legislative and oversight mandate under Article 96 of the Constitution. As hon. Senators will recall, this necessitated the Senate going all the way to the Supreme Court in 2013 for an advisory opinion on the role of the Senate in the consideration of the annual Division of Revenue Bill and other Bills affecting counties. The not so amiable relationship between the two Houses continued to manifest in the 12th Parliament resulting in a resolution on 18th June, 2020, for the Senate to institute legal proceedings to challenge the laws that had been enacted un-procedurally in the 12th Parliament; to seek an interpretation of the term “money Bill”; and a final determination of the procedures to be followed in respect of all the Bills that were pending before Parliament so as to ensure compliance with Article 110(3) of the Constitution. This drastic and monumental stride by a House of Parliament was aimed at ensuring that Bills passed by either House of Parliament should translate to Acts that espouse the utmost integrity in the legislative process and uphold the Constitution."
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