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    "id": 1408656,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Okiya Omtatah",
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    "content": "My comment was to be on Clause 2 of the Bill, which lifts the definition of revenue from the Commission on Revenue Act, whereby the revenue in that section is defined to exclude some revenue that is raised nationally. Articles 201, 202 and 203 of the Constitution are very clear about what kind of revenue should be shared. That is the revenue raised nationally but when you go to Section 2 of the Commission on Revenue Act, it defines a revenue that is not in the Constitution. It reduces the amount that is available to the counties. Going forward, this House should consider reviewing Clause 2 of the Bill to ensure that the revenue shared is raised nationally and not the revenue that whoever was behind that Act thought would be shared by the parties. The Commission on Revenue Act excludes money that is retained as Appropriations-in-Aid, yet this money is factored into the national budget. We should look at that fact and make sure that we review the definition of revenue. Otherwise, we are doing injustice to counties because we are not sharing the revenue raised nationally. We are sharing the revenue raised nationally minus certain revenue that is not allowed. In my submission, I also add that the Senate should adopt the higher figure of Kshs415 billion and not the lower one proposed by the National Assembly, which is Kshs391 billion. I request that the Senate approves the higher margin and sticks to it. I pray that the side that broke the ranks last time does not do so this time around, so that we ensure that our counties get money to enable devolution to go ahead, 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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