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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ethuro",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
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    "content": " I want to thank the Senator for Kakamega for raising that particular point. Indeed, you have made references to proposals for amendments by the Rules and Business Committee. You will recall that it is only this morning that you formed the Committee. So, we are still doing the basic things. This matter will definitely be coming up for discussion next. Having said so, the matter you are petitioning in terms of our fourfold mandate, especially the third one on revenue will be taken care of by two committees. Let me start with Standing Order No.209 which has a Sessional Committee on devolved government. The Sessional Committee on Devolved Government shall consider all matters related to inter-governmental and inter-county relations, governance and management of county governments, cities, towns and urban areas. If you look at the second schedule where we have standing committees on page 167, there is the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Economic Affairs. For the benefit of the House, I will read subjects assigned to the Committee:- “To consider all matters related to resolutions and Bills for appropriations, share of national revenue among the counties and all matters concerning the National Budget, including public finance, monetary policies and public debt, trading activities and commerce, tourism investment and divestiture policies, planning and development policy. But the issue is not the debate now. My reading of this is that let us get the Committees first to work and then, those Committees will make recommendations to the House if they find that, that mandate is inadequate. There are sufficient provisions within the Standing Orders for those amendments to be brought to the House. While I appreciate 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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