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    "id": 799006,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.",
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        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have proposed that the National Treasury must align the conditional grants to the budget cycle. The idea of amending the Division of Revenue Bill and the County Allocation of Revenue Bill as if there is a crisis must stop. When the President signed into law the Division of Revenue Bill, the National Treasury had left out three conditional grants. When they appeared before us, they asked us to amend the County Allocation of Revenue Act (CARA) quickly but we told them that the law must be followed. That is why the Chairman was clear that we will follow the process, which is to amend the Division of Revenue Bill, before the CARA is amended. On behalf of my committee, I urge that in the reports, the conditional allocations in Agricultural Sector Development Support Programme (ASDSP), Water Tower Protection and Kenya Urban Support Programme additional funds must await an amendment to the Division of Revenue Bill. Our legal team has confirmed that in fact the process of division of revenue can begin from the Senate without having a dispute. I cannot finish without saying this. We must pronounce ourselves on arguments about money Bills. The idea that everything we deal with must be scrutinized from the lens of a money Bill must stop. We cannot discuss the County Wards Development Equalization Fund Bill and the Retirement Benefits (Amendment) Bill because they are money Bills yet they have been tabled. These are some of the things that upset many of us. The County Wards Development Equalization Fund Bill would not have come here unless there was a discussion under Article 110(3) of the Constitution. That is something that this House must address because the Division of Revenue Bill and the County Allocation of Revenue Bill which can originate from here are money Bills. This is something we must pronounce ourselves on as a Senate because somebody out there is attempting to walk in jurisdiction by restricting our mandate. Unless we deal 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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