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    "content": "cross-cutting issues that involve finances and policy, it would have been better to have a joint session of Parliament, considering also that it was not provided for in the Constitution. A practice is being developed in the National Assembly and it should have been a joint session just like when the President comes here to address the House. I totally agree with the Minority Leader and Sen. Billow that going forward, that is something you can consult with your brother in the National Assembly for the practice to be enhanced. We should be able to debate policy issues in the Budget. Mr. Speaker, Sir, now that we are mentioning matters to do with the Budget and county governments are going to read their budgets, our advice to them is that they must advertise widely to enable representation of the county to appear before the county assembly when the county budget is being read. My advice to my colleagues from CORD and those protesting from Matatu Welfare Association, among others, is that the protests we are witnessing in the country hurt the same devolution we are talking about. When the economy of Kisumu City is hurt, it is not the national Government or Jubilee that suffers but the local people in those counties. It is the failure of the Nairobi City County Government that is led by CORD that will ensue as a result of those protests. As a result, we must also show responsibility as leaders so that we have a system that works."
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