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    "speaker_name": "Mathare, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Anthony Oluoch",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me begin by saying what my professor of law, PLO Lumumba, taught me – that, you do not respond to a mosquito bite with a sledgehammer. I want to tell the Chairman, my good friend Hon. GK and my former Vice-Chairman in the Departmental Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation during the 12th Parliament that this was not a mosquito bite. This was an atomic bomb directed at this House and Members of Parliament. It is directed at the legislative function, which is our core function under Article 95 of the Constitution. I agree with those who have said that your Report is a little gentlemanly like yourself. I have known you for a while. You are, indeed, a gentleman. However, hii haitaki ugentleman my good friend and Chairman. Kwa hii toa gloves. We must deal with these people perpendicularly. Secondly, although this memo is purported to be affecting the 2024/2025 Financial Year, this House will be painfully aware that our CRCs have already been asked to submit their reports for review. I personally asked my CRC not to submit because the moment we do so, it will give legitimacy to what this House has already called null and void. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I join those who have said that the entity called Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Council (IBEC) is not recognised in law and, therefore, cannot purport to substitute the House’s role of law-making under Articles 94 (5) and 95 of the Constitution. It cannot make laws through the backdoor. Article 203 of the Constitution stipulates a clear path on how revenue shall be divided between the two levels of government. If, for some reason, this entity wants to find a way of increasing revenue allocation to the counties, there are clear ways on how it can do so through the Senate. It cannot be done 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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