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    "id": 680060,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/680060/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand guided. We are here for a crucial responsibility bestowed upon us by the people of Kenya under the Constitution - Articles 94, 95 and 96 - as Parliament. Parliament is here to exercise the sovereign power of the people and on behalf of the people in the Constitution. We passed the County Allocation of Revenue Bill (2016). In that Bill, Section 4(2), we provided that the county governments’ allocation shall be transferred to the county revenue fund in accordance with a payment schedule approved by the Senate and gazetted by the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury. As we speak, we already passed the County Allocation of Revenue Bill and the Division of Revenue Bill. What is remaining to complete this chain is the passing of this Schedule, a responsibility that we gave ourselves; to ensure a clear schedule of payments to our counties. This responsibility is for this House and every Senator as an individual. We have done a very good job in regard to the Schedule before us. I am very proud of myself, representing this county called Elgeyo-Marakwet County. I was part and parcel of the Senators who negotiated the change of allocation of revenue formula. If we had used the old formula, it would not have been possible for Elgeyo-Marakwet to get Kshs3.5 billion. However, because I was part and parcel of the Senators who negotiated with those counties that were getting more money, and they thankfully allowed the tweaking of that formula, Elgeyo-Marakwet got an extra Kshs200 million. As we sit here, some people say that we only sit in Nairobi, like Sang was saying, and money would reach counties without the Senator. Money will go nowhere if today we do not vote for this Law. That is why my commitment to come to the Senate on a Friday at a time when there is a recess is a service to that county. It could never have been done by a Senator, who perhaps is pursuing business interests or loves the big-man syndrome; who would have gone around to say; that he is so and so, a presidential candidate, has not been consulted and will not go to the Senate. That kind of commitment could not have been achieved if Elgeyo-Marakwet does not have a Senator like Kipchumba Murkomen. I am, therefore, proud of myself this Friday to be here on behalf of my county first. I am not here on behalf of Jubilee or counties as a whole but to perform my responsibilities as the Senator for Elgeyo-Marakwet County. I urge the Minority Leader, 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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