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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ngong’o",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker. First of all, I must say that I have the privilege of sitting in the Budget and Appropriations Committee; and having discussed the Budget Policy Statement, the Division of Revenue Bill is fairly easier and straightforward. I think what is important for this House to note is the difference between the amounts provided under the Division of Revenue Bill that we have today and what we passed in the House in terms of Budget Policy Statement. In the Budget Policy Statement, remember we did approve that counties should get Kshs218 billion as sharable revenue. What we now have is Kshs226 billion and this House may wonder or ask how this is arrived at. Hon. Speaker, I know the Mover of the Motion and the Seconder have actually spoken to this matter, but I need just to add that what happened is that the amount of rural electrification of Kshs7.3 billion was entirely put under the national Government at the position of the national Government revenue. Having looked at the constitutional provision and realizing that the function of provision of electricity is a shared function, it The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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