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    "id": 1444131,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wakili Sigei",
    "speaker_title": "The Temporary Speaker",
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    "content": " Hon. Senators, I wish to report to the Senate that, pursuant to Standing Order No.47(1), I have received the following Message from His Excellency the President regarding the referral of the County Allocation of Revenue Bill (Senate Bills No.25 of 2024). The Message, was conveyed as a Presidential Memorandum dated 10th July, 2024, was received in my office today, Thursday, 11th July, 2024. Pursuant to the said Standing Order, I now report the Message – “WHEREAS a Bill titled \"An Act of Parliament to provide for the equitable allocation of revenue raised nationally among the County Governments for the 2024/2025 Financial Year, the responsibilities of national and county governments pursuant to such allocation, and for connected purposes\" was passed by the Senate on 11th June, 2024 and then the National Assembly on 25th June, 2024; WHEREAS the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, 2024, was presented for Presidential Assent in accordance with Article 115 of the Constitution on the 28th June 2024; WHEREAS the presentation of the County Allocation of Revenue Bill for Presidential Assent was preceded by the referral of the Finance Bill, 2024 on 26th June, 2024 for reconsideration by the National Assembly, with a recommendation to delete all clauses of the impugned Bill; WHEREAS the referral of the Finance Bill, 2024 was prompted by widespread public dissatisfaction, leading to my decision to decline assent to the Finance Bill, 2024; AND WHEREAS the failure to enact the Finance Bill, 2024 has necessitated the reorganisation and rationalisation of the Government's financial arrangements for the Financial Year 2024/2025, including the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, 2024, to accommodate the anticipated revenue reduction that would have been collected had the Finance Bill, 2024 come into force. NOW THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by Article 115(1)(b) of the Constitution, I decline to assent to the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, 2024 and refer the Bill for reconsideration by the Senate with the recommendation that the Bill be amended by deleting the First Schedule and replacing it with a Schedule that is attached to the Memorandum. 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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