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    "id": 385095,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/385095/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wako",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 366,
        "legal_name": "Amos Sitswila Wako",
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    "content": "If you take one small section somewhere and exaggerate it without taking into account the overall Constitution, you definitely come to a very absurd conclusion. This is because this Constitution demands that it be interpreted in a manner in which the purposes, values and principles of the Constitution are promoted. It should be interpreted in a manner which takes into account all the other sections of the Constitution. If you take into account all other sections of the Constitution, including our legislative power, which is in Article 96(2), we participate by enacting legislation in respect of the counties. And then you go to Article 109, which the Senator for Siaya has referred to, and which states that we are concerned with Bills which touch on counties. There is no other Bill that touches on counties which is more important to me than the Division of Revenue Bill. Why? Because unless you have a proper division of revenue between the national Government and county governments; if they allocate an amount which is too small and we are only left to divide that small amount, it will be affecting the functions of the counties. Therefore, we have a big interest to ensure that the county governments are allocated enough money to perform their functions in accordance with the Fourth Schedule. Those functions are many; apart from the big national issues such as national security, The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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