{"id":878109,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/878109/?format=json","text_counter":550,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Wetangula","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":210,"legal_name":"Moses Masika Wetangula","slug":"moses-wetangula"},"content":"Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Budget Policy Statement (BPS) is the foundation on which the budget will grow to be presented to the House. As a House that protects counties, we must start off by reminding ourselves of Article 6(2) of the Constitution that there are two levels of Government in Kenya, distinct but inter-dependent and must work on the basis of cooperation and consultation. That is key. It is a fundamental of devolution in Kenya, so that even when the national Government wants to do something that affects counties, they must always go back to that Article – distinct and inter- dependent; cooperation and consultation."}