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    "id": 387953,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/387953/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13131,
        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "The matter that has been brought by the Budget and Appropriations Committee is really a constitutional matter. This is because if they are saying that within the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, as brought by the Senate there will be more funds allocated, that, in itself, is unconstitutional because the Constitution is very clear. In Article 218, where it creates Division of Revenue Bill and County Allocation of Revenue Bill, it states that the Division of Revenue Bill divides revenue raised by the national Government amongst national and county levels of Government in accordance to the Constitution. Then it is followed by County Allocation of Revenue Bill which shall divide among the counties the revenue allocated, which is the Division of Revenue Bill. So, you cannot go beyond that. Anyway, because this has already passed, it is the Division of Revenue Act. Now, without even touching that provision, in the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, it is null and void to the extent to which it contradicts the Constitution. So, they can feel happy that they have written that, but to the extent that it contradicts the Constitution, which is clear that the limit on the County Allocation of Revenue Bill is that which put in the division Kshs210 billion. But it is null and void."
}