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    "content": "(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Hon. Senators, I take this opportunity to thank the Chairperson of the Committee on Finance and Budget, Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud for bringing this matter to the attention of the House by way of a statement which he has issued under Standing Order 51(1)(a) as a matter for which the Committee is responsible. Further, I thank all the Senators who have made their comments on this matter. As I observed in the Communication that I issued yesterday, 7th August, 2019, this is a matter like no other. This is a matter that is of utmost importance and goes to the core of our existence as a House. It also goes to the core of our nascent devolved system of government. I say this to prepare us, as a House, to be fully aware that this is a special crisis. Through this crisis, the future of devolution and that of our young system where we are trying to disperse powers and resource from one centre to the rest of the country, is going to be tested. Hon. Senators, as you have observed in the past few months, all the enemies of devolution from all quarters have ganged up. Therefore, we must be prepared for a long and vicious fight. As you have suggested, we must be prepared to be very innovative and think outside the box. In fact, we should ignore the box all together. The propositions of whether we are inside or outside the box should not even arise. The box should not be featuring in our attempts to look for solutions. As the Chairperson of the Committee on finance and Budget has correctly stated, the Senate has fully discharged its constitutional and statutory mandate on this matter with regard to the Division of Revenue Bill. I say this with a lot of pride. The two Division of Revenue Bills; the one from the National Assembly and that of the Senate, are pending in the National Assembly. I thank you for being patriotic and remaining true to the cause for which this House has been called to advance. Hon. Senators, you are aware that just like the Senate, the National Assembly is scheduled to proceed on a month long recess. Going by our experience so far, I will not be surprised if it will not be in the interest of the National Assembly to prioritize and make urgent this matter for which we are discussing this afternoon. We have to go back 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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