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    "id": 364062,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/364062/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ng’ongo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 110,
        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, you made a ruling and in your ruling, you were very clear that having considered this matter, the issues that I raised – substantially I raised three issues - to do with whether Part I of Chapter Eight of the Constitution of Kenya exclusively vests in the National Assembly the role of determining national revenue between the levels of government, in your ruling, you said that under Article 95(4)(a) of the Constitution, the National Assembly determines the allocation of national revenue between the levels of Government as provided in Part Four of Chapter 12. This role is exclusively vested in the National Assembly and there is no provision in Part I of Chapter Eight in the Constitution that points to the contrary. So that matter with your ruling was settled. I would like to point out at this stage that you said when you made your ruling that it was not appropriate to withdraw or recall the Bill from the Senate. I think that would not have looked good and you advised that when this Bill finally gets back to the National Assembly, then we would act on it appropriately. When the Bill was finally brought back to the National Assembly, your able deputy referred it to the Budget and Appropriations Committee. Therefore, in our meeting as the Budget and Appropriations Committee, we were to determine whether, based on your ruling and based on the issues that were raised which have been canvassed extensively, whether this Bill should have been referred to the Senate in the first place."
}