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    "id": 1406029,
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    "type": "speech",
    "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. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move: THAT, the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No.14 of 2024), be now read a Second Time. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is an extremely important Bill. One of the cardinal responsibilities of this House of Parliament is to participate very strongly in the division of revenue raised nationally, between the county and the national Government. Over the years, the role of the Senate in this particular exercise has been affirmed to many doubting foes and friends alike by courts of law and the established practices around the globe on the need for the Senate of the Republic of Kenya to make its voice heard on behalf of the county governments. It is a journey that has been fairly interesting. In my days as a Member of that Committee, we tried to always conclude this legislation long before the statutory deadline for budget estimates in the National Assembly, which is 30th of April. Unfortunately, over time, there has been occasions such as what will happen and I will be delving into this later. The Budget and Finance Committee will have to tell us why this is so. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, where we hold views contrary to what our colleagues in the National Assembly do on how much revenue should be disbursed to the counties, it neccesitate a mediation exercise. You know very well that mediation is never easy, especially mediation on Division of Revenue Bill. I do not want to anticipate a debate, but it is what I foresee in this Bill as proposed. This Bill was published on the 8th, March, 2024. It was passed by the National Assembly on the 20th March, 2024, and referred to the Senate for consideration as required by Article 218 of the Constitution of Kenya. The purpose is the vertical sharing of revenue between the two levels of Government. This Bill was read a first time on the 27th March, 2024, which is a few weeks ago. Pursuant to Standing Order No.145, it was committed to our very hard-working Committee on Finance and Budget, which facilitated public participation and all these things that we need to do. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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