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    "id": 909081,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kang’ata",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1826,
        "legal_name": "Irungu Kang'ata",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, allow me to rise pursuant to Standing Order No.93 and question why the Senate Majority Leader, through the Office of the Chief Whip, did not schedule next week major discussion on how the Budget of this country can be led by the National Assembly today and also by the CS. It is now a matter in the public realm that the negotiations between the Senate and the National Assembly have collapsed- the so called Mediation Committee - on what we call the Division of Revenue Bill. Madam Temporary Speaker, Article 218(1) provides that- “At least two months before the end of each financial year, there shall be introduced in Parliament-- (a) a Division of Revenue Bill, which shall divide revenue raised by the national government among the national and county levels of government in accordance with this Constitution;” Section 191 of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) also provides that Parliament must discuss that Bill together with what is called the Medium Term Budget Policy. Madam Temporary Speaker, the public out there wants to know why mediation collapsed today officially. What happened? The budgeting process has several stages, stage number one is budget formulation; stage number two is the approvals; stage number three is the implementation and the final stage is the auditing process. Now that the Budget approval has technically collapsed, I would want to hear from those who are sitting in that Committee, what happens? Will the Government grind to a halt because we do not have an approved Budget? On what basis can the CS today proceed to make a statement whereas the amount that is going to be spent by the national The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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