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    "speaker_name": "The Temporary Speaker",
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    "content": "However, if the House passes a Bill without fully accommodating the President’s reservations, the amendments must be supported by a vote supported by two-thirds of all Members of this House. Hon. Members with foregoing in mind, with respect to the President’s Memorandum, the House must be cognisant that assenting to the Division of Revenue (Amendment) Bill 2024, His Excellency the President in effect consented to the set amount of Ksh387 billion as the equitable share of revenue to the counties which is to be allocated among the counties. Whether the passage of the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, 2024, based on the figure Ksh387 billion fully accommodates the President’s reservation and recommendations becomes moot in light of the passage of the mediated version of the Division of Revenue (Amendment) Bill, 2024, and its subsequent assent by His Excellency the President. Hon. Members, you will note that by having assented to the Division of Revenue Bill, 2024, His Excellency the President effectively agreed to the amount of Ksh387 billion being shared to and allocated to the counties. Indeed, it will be noted that the representatives of the National Treasury participated in the mediation and endorsed the agreed amount of the equitable share. In light of the foregoing, I wish to guide that noting that the National Treasury participated in the mediation and endorsed the agreed amount of equitable share to the county governments and the fact that His Excellency the President conceded to the agreed figure by assenting to the Division of Revenue Bill, 2024, agreement with the President’s Memorandum on the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, 2024, only requires a simple majority of the members present and voting subject to the attainment of quorum. Given the urgent need of the House of Parliament to dispense with the Bill, I have instructed the Clerk of the National Assembly to include the consideration of the President’s reservation and the content of the Message from the Senate in today’s Order Paper for consideration. This will unlock the balance of the shareable revenue payable to our 47 counties without any further legislative delays. The House is thus accordingly guided."
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