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"content": "This Communication relates to the business appearing as Order No.10, but before we go there, I need to draw the House’s attention to what has been done by the Clerk’s Department in the interest of expediency. As you all know, our own Standing Order No.124 provides that not more than one stage of a Bill may be proceeded with, on the same day except with the leave of the House. Yesterday, we concluded debate on the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, Senate Bill No.05 of 2015, whose Question has just been put and has been carried. So, the second stage has technically been concluded today. Therefore, in keeping with our rules, the assumption is that the next stage, which is going into the Committee of the whole House, is on the same day. However, there are exceptional circumstances when the House can grant leave, or when the House can resolve that a matter is one that does not require leave. I am saying this, Hon. Members, because we are in the habit, sometimes, that even when the entire House is agreed on something and a Question is put, one or two Members raise their voices in opposition in jest. In this particular situation, if that were to happen, it technically would mean that you have refused to proceed to the next stage. This is a Bill which affects the Budget of county governments. They are not able to do their budgets until they receive this Bill. It is only fair that having dispensed with the technical stage a while ago we, as a House, proceed to the Committee of the whole House today. Of course, that is just my plea in the interest of devolution, but should the House feel that it does not want to proceed with the two stages, then it can express itself as it wishes. I was drawing your attention to this fact because the assumption by the Office of the Clerk is that the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, Senate Bill No.05 of 2015, has been considered to be treated like an Appropriation Bill or the Division of Revenue Bill. It has been put on the Order Paper for the simple reason that the Second Stage, which we have just finalised, technically, also ended yesterday when you concluded debate on it. Therefore, Hon. Members, I feel that even as we apply this procedure, I need to put the Question, so that I can know whether the House wishes to proceed to grant leave to proceed to the next stage, which is Committee of the whole House, to consider this very crucial Bill for the counties. Am I understood clearly now?"
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