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    "id": 536885,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wako",
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        "legal_name": "Amos Sitswila Wako",
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    "content": "I want to commend the Chairman of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget. I just want to focus on one or two issues. The first issue is: What is the role of the CRA? We received a recommendation on 18th December, 2014 that was made pursuant to Article 216(1) of the Constitution. That recommendation is normally made after they have exercised their mind on it and professionally taken all the facts into account. It is an independent Commission. The intention was and it should remain an independent Commission, exercising its mandate professionally to make a recommendation to both the Senate and the national Government on what should be the sharable income. That is very important. I was very surprised to learn that they made the recommendation. The recommendation was that the equitable sharable income should be Kshs282,445,000,000. The Council of Governors wanted an equitable share of Kshs349, 605,000,000. Is it right that they should thereafter withdraw that recommendation after the various meetings have been done and now say: “We now withdraw that one and agree with this one”? I am saying so, because when they withdrew the original recommendation, then some extraneous factors have been taken into account. When they agree with what has been agreed on between the governors and the Deputy President at the Summit, then it puts undue pressure on the Senate to also agree to fall in line, although we may not agree. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in order for us to exercise our mind, I propose that the CRA makes one recommendation and whatever discussions that go on thereafter are reflected here for us to exercise our mind on what is right for our counties. I am very surprised that on a number of issues, for example, on education, the early pre-primary education and village polytechniques, where the CRA had recommended certain figures to go to the county governments, those recommendations were removed and yet those are functions which are given to the county governments under our Constitution."
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