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    "id": 1243203,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No.57(1), I hereby present to the Senate the business of the House for the week commencing Tuesday, 6th June, 2023. As I highlighted in my Statement on Thursday, 25th May, 2023, there are important financial instruments which are pending consideration in the Senate. These are the County Allocation of Revenue Bill (Senate Bills No.16 of 2023), The Equalization Fund Appropriation Bill (Senate Bills No.3 of 2023) and The Equalization Fund Administration Bill (Senate Bills No.14 of 2023). These financial instruments are critical for the operations of the county governments and their expeditious consideration, passage and assent will facilitate county governments to finalize their budgets ahead of the commencement of the next financial year in July 2023. That is important. It is good that while I am saying this, the stickler to the rule of law, Sen. Okiya Omtatah, is here. You understand how counties are supposed to do budgets. Unfortunately, as a House, we cannot raise the requisite 24 delegations to pass these Bills, so that counties can then book them onto their books and do them as singular budgets for the counties that qualify for Equalization Fund. I, therefore, request that the Whips--- I cannot see the Whip of the minority side but Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale is here. Please let us do whatever we can to make sure that on Tuesday next week, we take a vote on these important financial instruments. I also urge colleague Senators to be present in the House on that day and other days. It is the irony of life. During campaign periods, thousands of people fight to get a chance to represent others in Parliament. Unfortunately, after people have granted you the"
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