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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 210,
        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, what is more important is the National Treasury is trying to arrogate itself authority it does not have in this Bill. The Constitution is very clear. Where there is a shortfall of revenue collection in the country, the national Government absorbs the shortfall. Equally important, the Constitution gives them an even better deal, that in the event of excess revenue collection, they still keep the excess. Now, the national Treasury has passed and engineered, through the National Assembly, a Clause that says that where there is revenue shortfall, the national Treasury secretary shall determine where the loss will lie. This is a total departure from the constitutional provision. More importantly, it also puts the national Government in a situation where they will constantly and forever disenfranchise and deny counties their fair share of revenue allocation. Mr. Speaker, Sir, consequent upon this, the Committee, as the Chairperson has rightly said, has followed the recommendation of the technical advisor under the Constitution; the CRA. It has advised the Senate and the country that the sharable revenue in the figures provided in the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) and what is due to the counties shall be Kshs335 billion. We urge this House that at Third Reading, we must amend this Bill and give the counties Kshs335 billion. I, similarly encourage the House that since we are headed to mediation because the moment we reject this Bill there will be mediation, the Committee, in consultation with your office, must send to mediation our best negotiators. We should not send any Senator to the negotiating table at mediation to simply provide quorum. We must have people who will go there to negotiate for counties. This is what this House must do."
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