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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, we all know that our colleagues in the National Assembly forgot that they had passed a Bill with Kshs310 billion, and went on to mediation to propose Kshs314 billion. It is not that we negotiated upwards, but they came with that figure. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have not, in any way, belittled the Mediation Team. These are all distinguished Members, but they went to negotiate with a rowdy group; a group that was not capable of negotiating. They came with a fixed mind, a fixed position, a heckling mood and they made it impossible. I am sure that Sen. Murkomen knows the famous case of Lord Denning, where somebody appealed, saying that the lower magistrate had made it impossible for both the defendant and the plaintiff to pursue their case because he was shouting at them throughout. We, as a House, must focus on the case we took to court so that we settle this matter once and for all. Let me not miss the point that I was saying, about the President being misadvised by his advisers. I know Sen. Murkomen is probably on the outer layer of the onion peel. However, I would want the President to be told in more and certain terms that he has no money to give to the counties. The money is appropriated by Houses of Parliament."
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