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    "id": 482498,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Langat",
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        "legal_name": "Benjamin Kipkirui Langat",
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    "content": "increase the percentage to 45 per cent. This is because the Constitution is talking about minimum of 15 per cent. The Constitution allows it to be increased to 45 per cent and it even allows it to be increased to 100 per cent. We will only require a referendum, if the Government was to reduce income to counties to less than 15 per cent. That is the time referendum could be required; but this will be unconstitutional. As we speak right now, instead of working hard to generate revenue or instead of implementing projects such as roads, people in charge of county governments--- When you look at the monies that have been given, you will be shocked that some of the counties have actually absorbed less than 50 per cent and they are talking about increasing the percentage. I think we must accept that for this country to change, everybody must work. We should stop giving excuses. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to encourage the Senate that they must do their job with zeal. You cannot demand the Senate to give you money and then when you are asked to account for the same money, you hind behind referendum. That is wrong and governors must account for the money they have been given. If there is any revenue loss or money has been diverted from the people of Kenya, it should be accounted. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would want to encourage our colleagues from the CORD side – you can look at it, the House is almost empty on the other side. Then tomorrow they will go to rallies and say that they opposed that law. I think that is an irresponsible opposition. We need an opposition which is responsible and whose hon. Members are present in the House. I want to thank my good friends from Alego Usonga and Rarieda because they are present on that side. Otherwise, if it were not for them, it would have been 100 per cent absent. I want again to thank hon. Members, in case of anything serious; we will look at the amendments at the right stage. With those few remarks, I beg to respond."
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