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    "content": "Assembly, which, in any case, is the only House that deals with money Bills. That role cannot be extended to cover a Bill, which has already undergone a concurrence process and has been determined to be a Bill concerning counties. Put simply, a Bill cannot be at the same time have been determined to concern counties, for purposes of Article 110 (3) of the Constitution and be subsequently adjudicated as a money Bill. The determination of whether a Bill shall be processed through one House or both Houses is made jointly by the two Speakers at an antecedent stage of concurrence under Article 110(3). It cannot re-emerge at any subsequent, less for unilateral determination by one of the Speakers, who was privy to the concurrence process. Mr. Speaker, Sir, even where Bills passed by the Senate and referred to the National Assembly have eventually been introduced to the National Assembly for consideration, the Bills have taken inordinately long periods of time in the National Assembly. In the Eleventh Parliament, for example, at the end of term of the Parliament, 32 Bills of the Senate lapsed while at the National Assembly. If this trend persists in this Parliament, it is clear that the processing of the Senate Bills in the National Assembly will continue to be jeopardized at all stages of the processing of those Bills in the National Assembly. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I humbly bring this message to the attention of Kenyans and the Senate, because all of us have a role to ensure that the Constitution is protected. I want to discharge this responsibility, having tried by all means – like my predecessors did – to lobby for a position in the National Assembly where our Bills will be respected. Even when I have talked respectfully to my counterpart in the National Assembly, he has always come back to me to say that it is the purview of the Speaker of the National Assembly to determine whether those Bills can be tabled. To the contrary, we have been very obedient to the procedure of the Constitution and we have tabled all the Bills coming from the National Assembly in this House. We have also proceeded with them to conclusion, because we are an “Upper House” and a House of maturity. We believe the Constitution must be respected, obeyed and followed to the latter. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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