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    "id": 1474414,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1474414/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13165,
        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": " Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I beg to move that the Division of Revenue (Amendment) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No.38 of 2024) be now read a Second Time. I must appreciate with great enthusiasm and excitement the very diligent and indefatigable Senator for Homa Bay this Fourth Part of the Third Session of the Senate. I do not know what has happened to him, but I like it. This is the Moses Kajwang’ that I knew of in the 11th Parliament. It is not the one I had seen the last few months. He has always been present in the House up to this hour. Madam Temporary Speaker, we all know the journey of this Bill. It was first published on 8th March, 2024 by the National Assembly and we debated it here. I need not go into the history of why we find ourselves with the Division of Revenue Bill again before us. You all understand what happened in the country. However, for purposes of record, it is good to state that the Division of Revenue Bill is normally prepared in line with Article 218 of our Constitution that talks of the vertical distribution of resources between the national and the county governments. We pass this legislation on a yearly basis with the hope and view of ensuring that our counties and the national Government are properly funded. Madam Temporary Speaker, if we ever have the numbers to do a constitutional amendment, those that love devolution must ensure that we seal this DORA and ensure that there is no way the national Government accesses funds without counties accessing the same funds. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate."
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