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    "id": 744969,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Deputy Speaker",
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    "content": "This is the decision of the Senate on the Division of Revenue Bill (No.2) National Assembly Bill of 2017. Hon. Members, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 41, I wish to convey to the House a Message from the Senate dated 13th June 2017 regarding the Senate’s decision on the Division of Revenue (No.2) Bill, National Assembly Bill of 2017, the effect of which the said Bill stood referred to a Mediation Committee. The Message reads in part: The Division of Revenue (No.2) Bill was rejected at the Second Reading by the Senate on Tuesday, 13th June 2017. Accordingly, the Senate appointed the following Senators to represent the Senate in a mediation committee to consider the Bill: Senator Billow Kerrow, Senator Beatrice Elachi, Senator Dr. Agnes Zani and Senator Mutula Kilonzo Jr. Hon. Members, as you may be aware, this is the second time that the Division of Revenue Bill is committed to a mediation committee following the failure by the first Mediation Committee established in April 2017 to develop an agreed version within the 30 days stipulated under Article 113 of the Constitution. The House ought to be alive to the fact that the Division of Revenue Bill is critical to the vertical sharing of revenue between the two tiers of government and ought to be passed at least two months before the end of the subsisting financial year as provided for under Article 218 of the Constitution. Indeed, this House demonstrated this fact when it resolved on 17th May 2017 to exempt the Bill from the provisions of Standing Order 141(1), thereby permitting its reintroduction for reconsideration. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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