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    "content": "(c) enact legislation in accordance with Part 4 of Chapter Eight of the Constitution; (d) determine the allocation of national revenue between the levels of government, as provided in Part 4 of Chapter Twelve of the Constitution, and appropriate funds for expenditure by the national government and other national State organs; (e) exercise oversight over national revenue and its expenditure; (f) review the conduct in office of the President, the Deputy President and other State officers and initiate the process of removing them from office; and, (g) exercise oversight of State organs; And whereas Article 109(2) of the Constitution provides that any Bill may originate in the National Assembly and Article 109(3) of the Constitution provides that a Bill not concerning county governments is considered only in the National Assembly, and passed in accordance with Article 122 of the Constitution and the Standing Orders of the National Assembly; And whereas the National Assembly of the 12th Parliament has, pursuant to the powers conferred by the said Article 109(3) of the Constitution, passed several laws that do not concern county governments as contemplated by the Constitution; And whereas Article 110(1) of the Constitution defines a Bill concerning county governments as: (a) a Bill containing provisions affecting the functions and powers of the county governments set out in the Fourth Schedule; (b) a Bill relating to the election of members of a county assembly or a county executive; and (c) a Bill referred to in Chapter Twelve affecting the finances of county governments; And whereas Article 109(4) provides that a Bill concerning county government may originate in the National Assembly or the Senate, and is passed in accordance with Articles 110 to 113, Articles 122 and 123 and the Standing Orders of the Houses; And whereas Article 110(3) of the Constitution provides that before either House considers a Bill, the Speakers of the National Assembly and Senate shall jointly resolve any question as to whether it is a Bill concerning counties and, if it is, whether it is a special or an ordinary Bill; Cognisant that, the matter of whether the question as to whether a Bill concerns counties would routinely arise has been addressed by the High Court of Kenya in the matter of Nation Media Group Limited & 6 others v Attorney General & 9 others (Judicial Review Misc. Appl. No.30 of 2014), where the court held that the requirement contained in Article 110(3), comes into play when there is a question or doubt as to whether or not a Bill concerns counties. The absence of consultation and resolution between the two Speakers of the Houses on whether or not a Bill concerned counties is not in itself unconstitutional or a violation of the Standing Orders; Cognisant that, the power of the Speakers of the Houses of Parliament under Article 110(3) is limited to resolution of a question as to whether a Bill concerns county governments or not; The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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