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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Musyimi",
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        "legal_name": "Mutava Musyimi",
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    "content": "I am much obliged, hon. Speaker. I take this opportunity to thank the hon. Members for their very substantive and concrete contributions on this matter of the amendments by the Senate. I thank the Members because they are sure that we should reject the amendments. We reject the amendments for very good reasons. The primary responsibility of budget-making in the Constitution, all interpretations notwithstanding, is resident in this Chamber. We have done our work with respect to division of revenue. We have taken advice from all the sides that we should have, not least the Inter-governmental Budget and Economic Council (IBEC). So, we should stand ground in support of devolution, the Constitution and what is right. I want to take this opportunity to tell our Members that in case they have forgotten, I should remind them that last year around April we made a resolution to do a socio-economic audit of the 2010 Constitution. I am happy to announce that before the end of next month, we will be able to get an interim report from the Kenya National Audit Office (KENAO). We have talked to the Auditor-General (AG) and hopefully by July or thereabouts the nation through this House will get the final report. I say that because in implementing the Constitution, we have seen sibling rivalries between institutions created by the Constitution. I have a feeling that is what we are dealing with today. The Senate is an honourable House but they are now entering areas that do not belong to them.The work that we have done belongs to this Chamber and we are right in rejecting this amendment. Devolution will work if we are able to get the different State organs working together, the national Government, the county governments, the county assemblies and the Senate. We need to be singing from the same song sheet. It does not help to play politics with serious matters like the Budget. I thank the Members for their contributions. I am glad that we are in agreement to reject these amendments. With those few remarks, I beg to reply."
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