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    "id": 959079,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "the country from the confrontation and confusion that comes with the Division of Revenue Bill, which in my opinion should have been a Bill exclusively for the National Assembly... That is why the framers of the Constitution contemplated that the County Allocation of Revenue Bill belongs to the Senate. For the National Assembly to amend that Bill, they require a two-thirds majority. There are senior lawyers including Hon. Shollei here, Hon. Kioni and Hon. Shamalla who were there during the process of constitution- making. The framers of the Constitution contemplated that the Division of Revenue Bill will become a subject of a protracted dispute between the two Houses. If that was the intention of the framers of the Constitution, then we must anticipate that going forward we will have more complicated and protracted arguments on the Division of Revenue Bill. This Bill is important. We are here on behalf of the people of Kenya to find a long-lasting solution. So, going forward this Bill is saying that, if the two Houses will have their own supremacy battles, which I do not see because the Constitution is very clear between the role of the Senate and the role of the National Assembly. If you feel you are in the Senate and you have very limited powers, just wait for 2022 and become a Member of Parliament and come to the National Assembly. You can either become a Woman Representative, a Member of Parliament or a nominated Member, if you lobby. Some of us were in the 10th Parliament and we looked at the Constitution. We realised that power is in the National Assembly. That is why Hon. Kioni came back after he lost as a running mate. That is why Hon. Amos Kimunya, after becoming a Minister for Finance, realised he has to come back because power is in the National Assembly. That is why that House was meant for those people who are elderly and who served as ministers. These are the likes of Hon. Anyang’-Nyong’o, Hon. Amos Wako, Hon. Yusuf Haji and Hon. Kiraitu Murungi, but what happened? Some young guys found themselves there without reading the Constitution. They went there with a lot of energy. With that energy, the only powers they could access was to protect counties. Here you protect the national Government and vet the cabinet. We must live to the Constitution and exercise your powers as a Senator, a governor or as a Member of Parliament. This Bill is very good and I hope going forward, our counties will not lose money. I beg to second and ask our colleagues to support it so that by next week we send it to the Senate."
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