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    "id": 563782,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.",
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        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, allow me to support the statement by my Chairman. If I am unkind to any person, it is because this matter has been given the wrong coverage. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I happened to chair one of the meetings regarding this issue. I was extremely disappointed by the CRA. There appears to be a common trend and consistency by the CRA. In fact, in our Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget, we thought that, maybe, it is time we went the Indian way where a commission of this nature sits once every five years. The commission makes recommendations on finance, then, it is appointed afresh. That should be the case because the CRA, through Mr. Cheserem, has let this country down. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are three instances; on the revenue sharing formula, Senators rejected the formula because the CRA did not consult the Senate. Concerning the division of revenue, the CRA agreed, with an organisation called Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Council (IBEC), without consulting Senators. On the county budgets, particularly county assembly budgets, I want to highlight the mistake they did. They lumped counties together. An assembly that has got 80 Members of County Assembly (MCAs) and another one like Nairobi County Assembly with 124 MCAs were treated the same. How fair is that yet they are supposed to have a detailed account? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the request that we received in our Committee was to the tune of Kshs4.6 billion for 34 counties only. Without even consulting this Committee, The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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