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    "id": 959113,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/959113/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 491,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ndaragwa, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jeremiah Kioni",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 49,
        "legal_name": "Jeremiah Ngayu Kioni",
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    "content": "We are in this stalemate because of the advisory opinion that was given by the Supreme Court. I thank the Chief Justice because of the way he has dealt with this matter this time round. Matters concerning how we collect revenue and spend it must be left to the people’s representatives. We are the ones to decide how much taxation should be levied on Kenyans and for that reason, we must also be concerned about how we spend that money and how the money is spent by the Executive. It is important that we get a proper judgement because the advisory opinion will continue holding us in a spiral even in coming years. It is important for us, as a country and even as Members of Parliament, to get a proper judgement from the courts. Now that we volunteered ourselves to that process, it is important for the Supreme Court to properly pronounce itself on who is responsible for the budget- making process, including the issue of revenue allocation. As we said before, vertical allocation is the work of the National Assembly whilst horizontal allocation is for the Senate. I do not think we should leave that issue hanging because we will find ourselves in the same situation next year."
}