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    "content": "Well spoken. Perfect. I could not agree with you more. It is, indeed, a challenge. There should be a mechanism by which, in the event--- If we go by the advice that even the Division of Revenue Bill should be subjected to the vagaries of mediation, then there must be a provision of allowing county governments to access certain funds in the event that there are disagreements between the two Houses. A good example is the current situation whereby the Division of Revenue Bill has collapsed. There must be a mechanism of ensuring that county governments are not, through no fault of their own, made to grind to a halt in terms of operations. This is one of the things that I think your Committee, Hon. Nyikal, should look at even as you come up with a new Bill. I believe your Committee could think along those lines. What should happen should it fail? The Supreme Court, which purported to advise, completely ignored that point about the possibility of any Bill that is subjected to mediation being defeated either by the Mediation Committee failing to agree or agreeing and even the agreed version not being approved by either of the Houses because the net result again would be the same; failure! In that kind of eventuality, what should happen to counties with regard to their budgeting? It is an untenable situation that the national Government, the Parliamentary Service Commission, the Judiciary and all other constitutional commissions continue to operate because the Appropriation Bill has been passed and yet, the counties are not able to function. We cannot have that kind of situation obtaining. We must think outside the box and come up with proposals about how to arrest such an eventuality. It has happened now and it is likely to happen again. So, we must have some fall-back position. Next Order!"
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