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"content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for the record, I rise to oppose this Motion. This is because I verily believe the Report is constituted and as reported, is not representative of the current situation in the county. The Report is also deficient in addressing critical and important issues that, after three years, have been given by the Constitution in the process of transition; that constitutional commissions can take the time to study, learn and understand the issues and matters that require to be either corrected, amended, improved or changed. This Report fails as it came from the CRA to address those issues. My conscience refuses to accept the excuse, other than a good reason given by the CRA, that they have tried and that the negotiations could not yield better results than what they gave us. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, to begin with, if I can use a quick example which I can completely agree with, is the contribution by the Senator for Kisumu. How can we as a Senate accept that for three years, even after the CRA has conducted its studies, that they have never found that it is erroneous to continue to disburse 2 per cent of Kshs229 billion, another Kshs269 billion and now going to Kshs300 billion to 47 counties unilaterally and equally without having to address the real reason of what fiscal responsibility means? How can we as a Senate say that it is right for CRA to tell us that when we 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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