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    "content": "Hon. Tongoyo, where is your nearest seat? Hon. Members, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.41(4) relating to Messages from the Senate, I wish to report to the House that I received a Message from the Senate, dated 29th May 2025 regarding the passage of the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No.10 of 2025). The Message conveys that on Wednesday, 28th May 2025, the Senate considered and passed the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No.10 of 2025) with amendments. The Senate has now referred the Bill back to the National Assembly for reconsideration, in accordance with the provisions of Article 112 (1) (b) of the Constitution. You will recall that on Wednesday, 9th April 2025, this House considered and passed the said Bill without amendments, following which I referred the Bill to the Senate for consideration, in accordance with the provisions of Article 110 (4) of the Constitution. In this regard, the House is required to consider the Senate amendments to the Bill. Hon. Members, you will agree with me that the passage of the Division of Revenue Bill, 2025 is central to unlocking the consideration of other business related to the Budget for the Financial Year 2025/2026, particularly the consideration of the Appropriation Bill, 2025 and the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, 2025. In this regard and so as to facilitate the expedited consideration of the Senate amendments to the said Bill by this House, I directed the Clerk to schedule the Bill in the Order Paper for this Sitting. Indeed, as you may have noticed in today’s Order Paper, the Motion for Consideration of the Senate Amendments to the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No.10 of 2025) and the Committee of the whole House on the Senate Amendments have been listed as Order Nos.12 and 13 respectively. Additionally, I instructed the Clerk to publish the Senate Amendments to the Bill in the Order Paper. Hon. Members, in view of the foregoing, I urge the House to dispense with the Senate Amendments to the Division of Revenue Bill, 2025 in today’s Sitting. I also hasten to restate that the conclusion of the said Bill will pave the way for the consideration of the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, 2025 within the prescribed timelines so as to facilitate timely disbursement of the requisite funds to our county governments. It will also enable finalisation of the allocation of revenues raised nationally for the National Government through the Appropriation Bill, 2025, following consideration of the Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on the Annual Estimates for the Financial Year 2025/2026. The House is accordingly guided. 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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