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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mulu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker. I oppose the amendment proposed by the Senate and support the Budget and Appropriations Committee. The Senate is taking the entire budget-making process casually. It is very clear to Members of Parliament, including the Senators, that the BPS determines the micro- environment in terms of budget-making. Out of it, we derive the Division of Revenue Bill. As a result of the Division of Revenue Bill, the County Revenue Allocation Bill is supposed to be debated and passed by the Senate. They are playing games. Hon. Speaker, you remember when this House was discussing the BPS, it recommended some amendments to it. We had recommended a reduction of the amount of money that was supposed to go to the county governments. However, when we were informed that the figures had been discussed by the Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Council, we decided, for the sake of this country, to drop the changes – which the Budget and Appropriations Committee had made. I am very surprised. Why would the Senate take us back to square one? You remember that last year, we ended up in a mediation committee. This year, again, we will end up in a mediation committee. The question I am asking myself is: Are we really serious about meeting the timelines of the Budget- making process? The process has very clear timelines. The more we delay the enactment of the Division of Revenue Bill, the more we will delay the enactment of the County Revenue Allocation Bill, and the passage of the Financial Estimates. The Senators need to take this process very seriously. This is a matter of national interest. We are no longer talking about the supremacy wars that we have had between 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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