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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me a chance to support this Procedural Motion. We should note that the Kshs335 billion to the counties should not be reduced even by Kshs1. More specifically, there is one institution that has been allocated Kshs1 billion. The people who pay the taxes are the people in the counties and it is unfortunate that right now, when we want to allocate resources to ensure that they receive the necessary services, funding is reduced. If this Senate is not careful, then it shall be disbanded like the one of 1963. However, what we did today will go a long way to ensure that this is a House to reckon with. At this particular point, I wish to thank the Speaker and our leadership for guiding us today to the court. I am sure that we spoke loudly to the whole world; that the Senate is there to guard the Constitution and ensure that devolution is there to stay. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is unfortunate that some of the institutions that guide us in terms of revenue allocation, that is, the Commission on Revenue Allocation, in this case, has been ignored yet it has been established legally. It is high time that we recognized our institutions and ensured that whatever they propose shall be followed to the letter. We have very many services that have been devolved to the counties, although many of them have not been given enough funding because---."
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