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    "id": 984375,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have very few words. First, I support the amendment because there is no way that you can circumvent the division of revenue at the national level and then allocate yourself the Kshs15 billion from Nairobi City County for your purposes. I was just wondering aloud; we have the Coronavirus pandemic at this stage; where is Nairobi City County going to get emergency money if the entire budget of Kshs15 billion has been allocated to go to the Consolidated Fund, ipso facto, the national Government? Where are they going to get the emergency funds to cater for anything that happens in this City? Is that an equivalent that the City has been taken over? I do not think so; I think that there are functions that must be carried out in this City. Therefore, we need to look very carefully and say “No” to that kind of blanket transfer. Let it go through the normal process after the Division of Revenue Bill, it goes to CARA and then when the Nairobi City County Government gets its resources, they can then allocate them appropriately. After the Division of Revenue Bill, it goes to County Allocation of Revenue Act then when the County Government of Nairobi gets its resources, it can allocate appropriately through the normal budgeting process for that purpose. Mr. Speaker, Sir, secondly, Coronavirus has shown a lot of interesting features. We now must start to think seriously as legislators. With regard to leasing of medical 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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