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    "speaker_name": "Kiharu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ndindi Nyoro",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, I wish to thank the Members of this House. They gave us a role as the mediation team that was appointed by the Speaker to negotiate with the Senate in the Mediation Committee. There were different figures that had been proposed in so far as the Division of Revenue Bill is concerned. The Division of Revenue Bill appropriates money that goes to the national Government and counties vertically. It is a very important component in the budget-making process. It is the legislation that gives way for the appropriation of the budget. We only appropriate when we know the exact amount of money that is coming to the national Government and the county governments. We have a Budget of about Ksh4 trillion which we will debate later today, in the afternoon. We have tabled it. As Members of this House know, there are rules designated for the national Government and county governments. I want to take very little time. I appreciate the togetherness and unity of purpose witnessed in the Mediation Committee led by the National Assembly that I represented. Hon. Kathuri Murungi led the Senate. We met for many hours, and until late at night to discuss the amount of money that will go to our counties as equitable share. Equitable share comes from shareable revenue. As we debate this Motion today and table the Report, we have seen great improvements in our counties. Most of the governors are doing their best in providing the critical devolved services. Our meetings in the Mediation Committee noted that county governments need more resources to function optimally. I say so because there are elements in which the national Government and county governments have partnered. They need more resources to partner with the national Government optimally, especially on the industrial centres we are building in every constituency. The resources will help community health promoters and any other critical social investments. Many times, people see a case when they see the name “mediation”. A case means there is the “we” and “them”. I want to report to this House that we witnessed unity of purpose. We realised that the National Assembly and the Senate were speaking the same language. We had to consult with the Executive because this is a weighty matter. I also thank our leaders, led by 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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