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    "id": 990201,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/990201/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to join my colleague, Sen. Sakaja, and express my dissatisfaction with the Committee. This is a very important matter. Right now, Narok County is receiving money based on a population of 850,000 people, yet we know that the people who reside in that county, based on the 2019 Population Census, are 1.1 million. The amount of money being divided for the people of Narok County is less than what they should get. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is about time that we stopped rushing things and decide matters for the interest of the 47 million people of Kenya. The Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) has come up with a proposed formula, which I believe is what we should be discussing here, instead of hearing the Chairperson of the Committee on Finance and Budget, whom I have a lot of respect for, talking about the challenges that they have encountered dealing with the issue of the third generation formula. We cannot be setting the Constitution in abeyance. We need to sit down and discuss, so that when we divide money, it does not matter who gets what, but we are within the law. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to request that stop the debate on this County Allocation of Revenue Bill until we are able to comply with the Constitution in terms of the third generation formula. I thank you."
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