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    "id": 916567,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "It is really unfortunate that it has come to this. All of us come from an understanding of knowing the price that Kenyans had to pay to achieve the Constitution of Kenya 2010. It is a Constitution that devolved powers, resources and all that is central to making the lives of Kenyans better. As a Member of the Committee on Finance and Budget both in the last and current Parliament, we have always tried to be rational in balancing knowing that there is no bottomless pit of resources in this country. Therefore, it is not that the Senate comes out of a perception knowing that we must continually send as much resources to the counties as possible. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the figures that we have always arrived at are guided empirically by things that we consider being central when we are determining how to divide revenue between the counties and National Government. The agreement on provisions that have been given by constitutionally mandated bodies like the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA). It will be worth noting that in this particular Statement, 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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