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    "id": 1460764,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Baringo North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joseph Makilap",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Division of Revenue Bill as presented by the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriation Committee. When we were contributing to the Appropriation Bill, 2024 (Supplementary 1), I said that we were living in unique times which have come as a result of the people of Kenya exercising their legitimate concern through the sovereign will of the people of Kenya under Article 1. When the people of Kenya rejected the Finance Bill, the President and this House agreed with them. However, it comes with consequences which are supposed to be shared across the board – the county governments and the national Government. Those are the two avenues which the taxpayers' money is channeled to. This has resulted to a reduction of about Ksh3.7 billion allocation that is meant for this House. Members no longer travel to hotels in Mombasa and elsewhere. We have been oscillating between Bunge Tower, Continental House, and the utilities within Parliament. It means that Parliament has complied. Kenyans have complied with the austerity measures as a result of the rejection of the Finance Bill, 2024. The National Government has faced a cut in the budgetary allocations to the Judiciary, Parliament, Executive and the county governments. 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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