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    "id": 356883,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ngong’o",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 110,
        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Hon. Chairlady, I realize now you have difficulties in giving me time. I think I have spoken too much. Let me make small contribution to this. Whereas I support the definitions added because the Bill did not have enough definitions, it is important to correct the definition of “unconditional allocations”. It is only the Leader of Majority Party, according to our standing orders, who can amend an amendment on the Floor. The term “unconditional allocations” means allocations in the share of revenue allocated to the National Government for the purpose of meeting unspecified county government expenditure. I think it should be “by the National Government”. This amount is not allocated to the National Government, it is allocated to county government, in my view. There is a grammatical issue that needs to be addressed otherwise we are saying this unconditional allocation is to the National Government, which is not the case. I agree totally that if you go to the Constitution, you will find that it talks about conditional allocations but it does not go ahead to explain what they are. When you go to the PFM Act, it is a bit explained but I think it is better to have it in the Division of Revenue Bill so that we have the terminologies used clearly defined. Finally, let me agree with hon. Kinyua. I think we saw some wordings in this Bill that need not be repeated in future. Phrases like “holding counties harmless” is not provided for anywhere and it is confusing. I think we need to be consistent. We need to follow the law whenever we draw new bills. Otherwise we will come up with terminologies which may end up confusing everybody. I support, but I ask the Leader of Majority Party to consider moving an amendment on that amendment."
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