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    "id": 1422515,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiharu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ndindi Nyoro",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Motion before us is very important. As I said, whereas it is my obligation, as the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, to move this Motion, I reject the amendments by the Senate for several reasons that I would like Members to appreciate as I communicate clearly on them. The Budget and Appropriations Committee sat during the recess period. Even in our Report, which I am sure Members already have, we have decided to reject the amendments by the Senate for some reasons. Before I delve into the reasons, I want to make it very clear to Kenyans that the National Assembly, and by extension the Budget and Appropriations Committee, supports devolution 100 per cent. We support when resources go to our various counties because even our governors are trying their best in terms of appropriating the monies that we approve in this House. It is, therefore, important for Kenyans to understand that the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the National Assembly fully support devolution. That is why year-in, year-out we continue to increase the amount of money that we allocate to our counties, based on the Bill that is before us today. Hon. Temporary Speaker, even as we support our county governments and our governors to play their roles, in so far as governing and leading our county governments is concerned, our country and the devolved governments operate on a fixed envelope – an envelope that is quite thin. As I was conversing with Hon. Mukunji about this Bill a few minutes ago so that we could be on the same page, the Bill before us is sharing the national cake vertically. That is to say the Bill has allocated a block figure, which is the equitable share, to the counties. Thereafter, using the formula developed by the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA), that money will be shared horizontally among the 47 counties. Before us today is basically the vertical sharing of revenue to the counties. The rest will ensue later. Why are we rejecting this Motion and the amendments by the Senate? This House previously passed the same Division of Revenue Bill. As it should be, the Bill then proceeded to the Senate. Had the Senate agreed with this House, this Bill would have gone to the next stage. Procedurally, when there are amendments by the Senate, the Bill is returned to the National Assembly. If the National Assembly agrees with the Senate, the amendments are incorporated into the Bill. If this House rejects the Senate amendments, as we are going to do this afternoon, we go through a mediation process between this House and the Senate so that we can have a common 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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