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    "content": "Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order Nos.220(1)(a) and 225(2)(b), I hereby, report to the Senate that a petition has been submitted, through the Clerk, by hon. Teddy Mwambire, the Deputy Speaker of Kilifi County Assembly, concerning timelines for disbursement of funds by the national Treasury to county governments. The petition states that contrary to Section 17(6) of the Public Finance Management Act No.18 of 2012, the national Treasury has been disbursing monies to county governments monthly, instead of quarterly, and this has occasioned numerous challenges to county governments in planning and execution of development projects. The petitioner, therefore, prays that the Senate investigates this matter and comes up with appropriate recommendations to address the same. This will include taking legislative interventions where appropriate. Hon, Senators, pursuant to Standing Order No.226, I will later allow comments, observations or clarifications in relation to the petition for not more than 30 minutes. AMALGAMATION OF EXISTING PROPOSALS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS TO PRODUCE ONE HYBRID DRAFT FOR A NATIONAL REFERENDUM Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order220(1)(a) and 225(2)(b), I hereby report to the Senate that a petition has been submitted to the Clerk by Maj. Rtd. Joel Kiprono Rop, concerning the need to amalgamate existing proposals for constitutional amendments to produce one comprehensive hybrid draft for a national referendum. The petitioner knows that various initiatives have been launched for amendment of the Constitution, among them, Okoa Kenya and Boresha Kenya. It appears inevitable that a referendum will have to be held on at least one of these initiatives. The petitioner further notes that the different initiatives are likely to polarize the country and that it would be better if the processes would be managed so as to ensure the country, if it is going to a referendum, does so as one united nation. The petitioner, therefore, prays that the Senate intervenes to consolidate the proposals made through the various initiatives and calls for further proposals from the public to come up with a single hybrid draft constitutional amendment Bill that will then be subjected to a national referendum. Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order No.26 and the rest, I shall now allow comments, observations or clarifications in relation to all the petitions for not more than 30 minutes."
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