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    "id": 1488207,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1488207/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui Central, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. It is important that we get a few Members to contribute on such an important Motion. This is because the Senate has rejected the proposed changes by this House. The mood I see in the House is that we are likely to end up in mediation. It is important to remind the House that where we are today, is a result of mediation. That is how we ended up with Ksh400 billion as equitable share to the counties. The Senators are relying on a clause in the Division of Revenue Act that was passed by this House. It states that in case of any shortfall in revenue collection, the National Government should take the deficit. What they have forgotten is that this is an abnormal year. As a country, we faced challenges because the Finance Bill, 2024 was withdrawn. On that basis, all the projected revenue was not realised. We want to ask the Senators, even though the Act states we cannot change, but informed by the current situation this year, there is need to open up. Next year, we will go back to the normal way of doing things. It is on this basis that the Budget and Appropriations Committee recommends that we cannot afford to approve the changes. If we do, automatically, there will be no money to give them. This will be a budget that is not funded, thus leading to more deficit. Based on this, as a House, we need to support this rejection so that we can go back to mediation and see if we can get to an agreeable figure without having to harass Kenyans. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. With those remarks, I support the rejection of the amendment Bill."
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