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    "id": 1232538,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "This Bill should be passed in a bipartisan manner. I know there is another meaning of ‘bipartisan’ term. This Bill should be passed through consensus. Let me not use the word ‘bipartisan’ because this is an important Bill. All the 34 counties, whether from Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya Coalition Party or Kenya Kwanza regions are here. As a Senate, we just need to pass this Bill. Kisii is where God resides. I think they do not have many problems, unlike other areas, but we also get unique cases from Kisii. That is a story we can have a discussion with Sen. Onyonka, who gives me good company. He can give you good stories, especially in the evenings. When you look at the Bill, a sum Kshs13 billion is meant for the counties. I do not know whether it was Sen. Wambua or Sen. Olekina who talked about Article 219. When money is appropriated, it should be disbursed immediately. The National Treasury continues to violate Article 219. Whenever we collect revenue, we pay the public debt. Sharing of revenue between the national and county governments is very clear. Why should the National Treasury allocate more than Kshs129 billion, but since January, money is yet to be disbursed to the counties? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, through your Office and the Clerk's Office, you have always called us for special sittings to pass the cash disbursement schedules. Counties are coming to a complete shutdown. I appeal to the Cabinet Secretary (CS) National Treasury and Planning that, in as much as we agree, there are challenges in terms of collecting revenue because of political temperatures that my brothers continue to put high every time be in the churches, funerals or when they are doing Iftar dinner."
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