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"content": "I, therefore, congratulate him for moving the Motion. Together with my colleagues in the Committee, I would like to plead with this Senate that it was without prejudice that we arrived at the current formula. I will be grateful if you joined us in allowing this formula to be used to share revenue in the Republic for the next five years or so. In saying so, colleagues, it does not mean that we are emotionally attached to this formula; not in any way. In fact, if I were to be emotionally attached to this formula, I would be attached to the one that allows Kakamega to capitalise on its population size. That way, we would get more money than most counties because Nairobi, Kakamega, Kiambu and Nakuru are the largest counties population-wise. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was happy during Kamukunji 1 and Kamukunji 2 that we had this morning to hear Members speak emotively. That is the way it should be because we were not brought here to fight for any position that does not favour counties that voted us into this Senate. When you see, for example, the Senator for Nyamira who happens to be my mokoyone, speak with the passion he did, it is because---"
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