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    "id": 917111,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/917111/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipkelion East, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joseph Limo",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1915,
        "legal_name": "Joseph Kirui Limo",
        "slug": "joseph-kirui-limo"
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    "content": "courts in this country. The Constitution is very clear on the roles of the two Houses of Parliament when it comes to decisions regarding sharing of revenue between the two levels of Government. Under Article 95, the National Assembly determines how national revenue is shared between the two levels of Government. Article 95 of the Constitution is very specific that the Senate will determine the allocation among county governments. That means after we determine the share for county governments, the Senate divides that share among the 47 counties. The National Assembly is on record as having been the only House which respects the Constitution. We have never had a situation where we summoned governors to this House. We have never had a situation where we discussed issues touching on counties because the Constitution is clear that that is the role of the Senate. When you see senators talking about the national Government and summoning Cabinet Secretaries (CSs) and other heads of national Government institutions over issues which are purely of national Government nature, including matters of Kenya Airways and Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), which has nothing to do with devolution, you clearly see a House which is confused, and which does not know its roles."
}