{"id":764604,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/764604/?format=json","text_counter":300,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Murkomen","speaker_title":"November 9, 2017 SENATE DEBATES 31 The Senate Majority Leader","speaker":{"id":440,"legal_name":"Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen","slug":"kipchumba-murkomen"},"content":" Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank all the Senators for their contributions. However, just to inform Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. and Sen. Wako, that the Minister for Finance responded to that question that you raised as to whether it was necessary for him to do the amendment before. He made it clear in his statement that was read here two days ago, that he received the advice from the Attorney General, Hon. Githu Muigai. There was a bundle of caution on that advice to avoid situations where they will again find themselves in similar positions. The way forward should be that we separate the next schedule; the equitable shareable resources should be separate from grants that are actually coming from the National Government. However, part of the resources must be approved by this House, including the grants that are coming from donors. Therefore, we should have three separate tables. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. and his team should have done this in the last Parliament since they advised this House when the schedule came here. Secondly, there was a misunderstanding by many Senators, including the Senators from Taita Taveta and Turkana counties. I am glad to have a Senator still defending a governor although it is still early in the day."}