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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to second the Bill ably moved by the Chairperson of our Committee. We do not need to belabor this matter because it is a Bill that is coming in its original form like the Bill we debated and passed in this House. No variables have occurred. As a House, we have resoundingly stated that even as we do not feel that the recommendation by the CRA of Kshs335 billion is adequate for counties in a Budget of Kshs3.2 trillion, but we have accepted it because it is a Commission under the Constitution whose duty it is to advise on revenue allocation. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the developments we have had between the two Houses on the previous Bills going to mediation and our colleagues coming to negotiate from a fixed position and then trying to play benevolence with the Senate, is something that this House must stand together and resist. We are not here to defend counties on the basis of tokens and goodwill from the leadership in the other House. We are here to defend counties on the basis of justice, equity and fairness. As it is, even as a House, we have failed to discharge our responsibility in some way. I was telling my Chairperson that this House, and perhaps, the Committee that he chairs needs to do costing because we know the Constitution says resources must follow functions. We do costing of devolved functions like agriculture, water and health and how much money is retained at the headquarters. I did some calculations with support from some qualified accountant and counties are being shortchanged a whooping over Kshs700 billion every budget year. That is the kind of money that ought to be added to 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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