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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "I have looked at Recommendation No. 4, and I have an issue with it, as much as I want to support this. Let me first of all register that I actually do not support the Committee report, because it has two different issues. Recommendation No. 4 says that there is need to relook at how the vertical revenue sharing is determined to avoid a situation where the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) and the National Treasury are proposing different figures using a different formulae basis. Madam Temporary Speaker, I thought that it is the role of the CRA to come up with recommendations so that the National Treasury can look into them. When the Committee says; “to avoid these two entities coming up with different figures,” I will not support that recommendation. I have also looked at the other issue of the money in the Managed Equipment Services (MES). Last year’s mediation taught us quite a lot; that in terms of the equipment that we have leased, there is really nothing that we can do. I have seen a recommendation here that says that the allocation of Conditional Grants on leasing of medical equipment should be withdrawn and payment discontinued until when the ongoing investigations are complete. I really do not think that that can happen. There is no point in us wasting time. In fact, one of my biggest problems with this House and the Committee – I want the Committee Members to pay attention – is that we are continuously violating the Constitution. We have not agreed to pass the third generation formula. We have issues because of the different things. The third generation formula is still stuck in the Committee. We are violating the Constitution. The Constitution is very clear; that every five years---"
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