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    "id": 364109,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Sakaja",
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion and even as I do that, I would like to note that indeed it has been quite unfortunate that the tone of the debate over the past few weeks about where the Division of Revenue Bill should be discussed, whether it should go to the Senate, has degenerated into a supremacy war as to who is more superior between the Senate and the National Assembly. The content was lost in that debate. Whereas the Constitution is clear, I think the Report of the Committee on Budget and the recommendations have it that yes, the Division of Revenue Bill is rightfully in the National Assembly but it is clear that the National Assembly and the Senate are equal. Hon. Speaker, Sir, despite the National Assembly and the Senate being equal, equality does not imply uniformity. There are different roles. So, I think even as we move ahead we need to move away from that debate on who has greater mandate or which House is superior. Both Houses are important to Kenyans. Both Houses have the mandate of Kenyans and both Houses have specific roles to play within devolution. Hon. Speaker, Sir, in addition I would like to say that devolution is also not about the county level of Government versus the national level of Government. These two levels of Government are interdependent. They need each other and we are in one state as well. For the county level of Government to think that by starving the national level of Government devolution is achieved it is akin to cutting your nose to spite your face."
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