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    "content": "agree on a version of the Bill within 30 days or where the version that is agreed on is rejected by either House. The argument that the prospect of a defeat of a Division of Revenue Bill at a Mediation Committee is evidence that it is not intended to be disposed of by both Houses is therefore incorrect. An important and unwritten principle on which the Constitution is predicated is that there shall be good faith in the disposal of public business by Parliament. That Parliament would not be so unwise as to fail to agree on a matter so important as the monies to be made available to the national and county levels of government with the prospect that no monies are therefore made available by legislation-- - This argument which is based on the prospect of failure of a mediation process, should, if it is to be applied to a Division of Revenue Bill, also be applied to a County Allocation of Revenue Bill, yet the Constitution is clear that both Bills are to be considered in both Houses. Notably, this argument would apply even if a Bill was to be disposed of by one House because even then, that House can still defeat the Bill. Ultimately, the Constitution is based on the assumption and belief that the two Houses will agree one way or the other. This is also the case in reference to Article 110(3). It says:- “Before each House considers a Bill, the Speakers of the National Assembly and the Senate shall jointly resolve any question as to whether it is a Bill concerning counties and, if it is, whether it is a special or ordinary Bill.” The question could very well be asked: What happens if the two Speakers do not agree as to whether a Bill concerns counties and whether or not it is an ordinary or a special Bill? The bottom line is that the Constitution is predicated on the bona fides of both Houses. Hon. Senators, for the avoidance of doubt concerning the Division of Revenue Bill, 2013, in a letter dated 3rd May, 2013, the Speaker of the National Assembly informed the Speaker of the Senate that the Division of Revenue Bill was a Bill concerning County Governments and that it was an ordinary Bill. Subsequently, vide a letter dated 9th May, 2013, the Speaker of the Senate concurred with the finding of the Speaker of the National Assembly."
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