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    "content": "Hon. Senators, the details and particulars of the preparations, plans and logistics for this event are contained in my correspondence to all of you, which has been sent by the Office of the Clerk. I, therefore, wish to take this opportunity to invite and welcome all hon. Senators to this important event and look forward to seeing you there. DIVISION OF REVENUE TO COUNTY GOVERNMENTS Hon. Senators, the second Communication is on the question of disbursement of resources to counties. This is a matter that was raised by the hon. Senator for Kakamega County. On Tuesday, 7th May, 2013, the Senator for Kakamega County, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, rose on a point of order seeking direction from the Chair on an alleged stand- off or misunderstanding between the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) and the Treasury on the amount of money the latter intends to disburse to the devolved governments. The hon. Senator noted, with concern, that as a custodian of the interests of the devolved government, the Senate needed to pronounce itself on the important issue of financing of the devolved governments. The hon. Senator claimed that the “Senate is quiet” and as a consequence, “the public will be forgiven if they thought that we are sleeping on the job.” Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale further quoted the provisions of Article 217 of the Constitution which formed the basis of his point of order and noted that all the requirements in the Article, and I quote “had not been met by the Senate, the Treasury and the CRA.” Hon. Senators, let me start by referring you to Article 217 of the Constitution and specifically sub-articles (1) and (2) which--- Let me sit so that I allow hon. Senators to come into the Chamber."
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