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    "id": 927705,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/927705/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Amos Kimunya",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 174,
        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": "licensing of dogs in Nairobi or even bring a petition here, you will be the first one to tell me that the matter belongs to the Senate. That is where it is supposed to be discussed. Similarly, if my colleague, Senator from Nyandarua, was to introduce a Bill in Senate considering the running of universities, the Senate Speaker should be able to tell him that the matter is overseen by the National Assembly and he cannot introduce it there. If we do not have that functioning, we end up with a mix. That is why you end up with all these things of finding Cabinet Secretaries being summoned to appear before the Senate when we are also waiting for them in the committees of National Assembly. This happens because of breakdown in terms of appreciation of the roles of each of these Houses. I do not want to belabour the point, but it is important we establish the competence of each of these Houses and decide what one can do. I believe this will be the breaking point so that, from now on, we know that the Division of Revenue Bill will originate from this House and then we will share it with the Senate. Then, it will go through the process in accordance with Articles 109, 110 and 113. Similarly, they will bring their County Allocation of Revenue Bill so that Hon. Junet does not get tempted to allocate more money to Nyandarua County for me by introducing a County Allocation of Revenue Bill here. Then we end up with disagreement and we start playing politics by saying the National Assembly has given this county more money than the other. It should be based on what has come from them."
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