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    "content": "Hon. Members, you may recall that on Tuesday, 14th August 2024, this House considered and passed the County Governments (Additional Allocations) Bill, (Senate Bill No.19 of 2024), with amendments. Thereafter, I referred the Bill back to the Senate for reconsideration in accordance with the provisions of Article 112(1)(b) of the Constitution. Further, you may recall that on Thursday, 7th November 2024, I reported to this House a Message from the Senate conveying that on Wednesday, 23rd October 2024, the Senate considered and rejected the National Assembly’s amendments to the County Governments (Additional Allocations) Bill, (Senate Bill No. 19 of 2024). The decision of the Senate remitted the Bill to a mediation committee, pursuant to Article 112(1)(b) of the Constitution. Article 113 of the Constitution requires that whenever a Bill is referred to a mediation committee, the Speakers of the Houses of Parliament shall each appoint an equal number of Members to attempt to develop a version of the Bill for consideration by the Houses of Parliament. In this regard, I have consulted with the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party and appointed the following Members to represent this House in the Mediation Committee to attempt to develop a version of the Bill that both Houses will pass: 1. Hon. Ndindi Nyoro, CBS; 2. Hon. Mary Emaase Otucho; 3. Hon. John Chikati Murumba; 4. Hon. David Ouma Ochieng’, CBS; 5. Hon. David Kiplagat; 6. Hon. Hussein Weytan; 7. Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu; 8. Hon. Catherine Omanyo; and, 9. Hon. Gertrude Mbeyu. Hon. Members, you will recall that on Thursday, 7th November 2024, I reported to this House that the Senate had appointed nine Senators to the Committee on the Bill. In this regard, the Mediation Committee is now fully constituted. I, therefore, urge the Members of this House to reach out to their Senate counterparts for purposes of commencing the mediation process. The Mediation Committee should, as soon as it is practicable, meet and commence the process of developing a version of the Bill for consideration by the Houses of Parliament in accordance with Article 113 of the Constitution. The House is accordingly guided. I thank you. We will go back to Order No.7. Wapi"
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