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    "id": 992888,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Nyamunga",
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        "legal_name": "Rose Nyamunga Ogendo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity to add my voice in congratulating, Senior Counsel, Sen. Omogeni and the entire legal team in the Senate. However, it was not only the concern of learned friends in this House, but it was a concern for all of us. I would like to make just one or two comments. First, the CRA was put in place in accordance to the Constitution. It has its own mandate. It is a Commission on Revenue Allocation. It is highly recognized in the Constitution. Therefore, whatever advisory opinion that it can give to the Government or Parliament must be taken very critically. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is not about the two Houses. This win is for Kenya. Remember last year, we had a very long fight between the National Assembly and the Senate. The idea was how to allocate revenue to the two levels of government. All of us are working for the nation and people of Kenya. So, when we have a protracted war on allocation of revenue, it shows that something is amiss in the two Houses. It is not about supremacy and who has the final word. The most important thing is that allocation is done and the money should go to the respective governments in good time. Last year, I think it went on up to about the end of the year, which made it very difficult for county governments to operate. It was not about individuals, but the people of Kenya. So, whatever we do as Members of Parliament (MPs), we should always look at the bigger picture. The picture is about the people of Kenya and the service delivery to the people of Kenya. To me, this is a win for Kenya. It is not a win for the Senate or the National Assembly, but for the people of Kenya. It is unfortunate that we can go round in circles, just to show our supremacy. It is wrong. This ruling has put it to an end. It is not about the supremacy that we fight for. Secondly, there is no way we can appropriate any resources without knowing how much money should go to the national Government and the county governments. How do you appropriate what we do not have or a figure that we do not even know? First of all, putting the figures in place and doing the appropriation is what the law says. There is no way we should try to beat that for the sake of looking for supremacy. Madam Temporary Speaker, I really want to congratulate the team that took it upon themselves, day in, day out, from last year to this day, that now we can say there is a ruling and even the Supreme Court. Why should the Supreme Court be in place if whatever advice it gives does not matter? The advice that comes from the Supreme Court must also be respected because there is a reason why parties cannot agree. Last time, we could not agree and it was so protracted. Advice from the Supreme Court should be taken in seriously. At the same time, any advice that comes from the CRA is critical because they do a lot of work looking at 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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