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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker for giving me the opportunity to contribute to the mediated version of the Division of Revenue Bill. Even as I contribute, the matter of the misunderstandings between the Senate and the National Assembly is of concern. It is a matter that we really must sort out. The Constitution is clear. I do not think there is any ambiguity. The Division of Revenue Bill has to be a National Assembly function. Having said that, I have no problem with more funds going to the counties. Indeed, as CORD, we want more funds taken to the counties. Even as we direct more funds to the counties, the concern is that in some counties, public funds are now being used with a more reckless attitude than the spending habits of those who have won a jackpot. Unless something is done, the noble intentions of devolution will be washed down the drain. The other day I was listening to a debate on radio where in my own county some of the Members of County Assembly (MCAs) were saying that they had allocated Kshs36 million for tea in the Governor’s office. When you hear such statements in a county where the main mortuary cannot even preserve bodies and bodies which are taken there are eaten by rats, then you must question the priority that some of our counties have set before them. As I conclude, a lot of this stalemate has come about because of a very primary institution of governance in our country, which is the Supreme Court. As a country, we have now reached a point where we must ask how much the Supreme Court, with its exalted position, is adding to the improvement of governance systems in our country. I say this because on the few occasions that the Supreme Court has got an opportunity to 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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