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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "If they agree and one House does not agree, similarly the Division of Revenue Bill 2015 will be dead. The consequences thereof are that in terms of Article 224 of the Constitution, the county governments therefore have no basis on which to prepare their budgets. I have always emphasised this point so that this so-called antagonism is usually not ---Most of you have said today that everybody supports devolution. Whether you support or not, it is there in the Constitution and it must happen. So, this is not a war about fighting devolution or not fighting devolution. However, it is fair for everybody to appreciate that in terms of that Article 224 the counties will not be able to prepare their budgets. This is because, it says that they will prepare their budgets on the basis of a Division of Revenue Bill passed by Parliament in accordance with Article 218. Of course, the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury will still be at liberty, proceeding under Article 221, to bring to the National Assembly the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the National Government, the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC), the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and other national State organs. Even as people consider this, they must bear in mind that it is not fair that people think that we are in turf war. We must put the interest of the country before anything else. I am happy that both the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party are in the House. Therefore, they will give me names of the Members to be in the mediation committee. Having voted ‘no” to the Motion, it means that we should proceed to the business appearing as Order No. 11, for which I have already given withdrawal permission since the Committee is still working on the have amendments from various Members. Therefore, that business does not arise for now."
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