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    "id": 986971,
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    "speaker_name": "Eldama Ravine, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Moses Lessonet",
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    "content": "of Government. Once this Bill is assented to, it will come up with the County Allocation of Revenue Bill. This Bill will determine how much money will go to Nairobi County Government from which the county assembly will determine the resources to go to the functions transferred to the Nairobi Metropolitan Services. It is not our mandate, and if you read Article 187(2)(b) of the Constitution it states: (b) “Constitutional responsibility for the performance of the function or exercise of the power shall remain with the government to which it is assigned by the Fourth Schedule”. This tells you that despite these functions having been transferred to Nairobi Metropolitan Services it is a mess. It is still the responsibility of Nairobi County Government to oversee the utilisation of these funds. I just want to beseech Members that let us agree with the Senate so that we do not go through a very protracted process that may even take us to court. You never know. When matters go to court, this NMS will remain dysfunctional as long as somebody is in court. So, the position which I have seen Members agreeing with or opposing is where we were as the Budget and Appropriations Committee. That was our original position. We originated that at the beginning. We have gone through those motions and as a Committee, we have found it fit that let us agree with the Senate that this money first goes to the Nairobi County Assembly from where they will appropriate and decide how much is for the functions which have been transferred to NMS. I support. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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