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MPs vote overwhelmingly to extend deadline for passing crucial Bills by nine months

Nairobi, Kenya: MPs unanimously voted for a nine-month extension of the constitutional deadline within which to approve six laws. They also approved the second stage of the first Bill to amend the Constitution to deny the national government the control of Sh3.4 billion for marginalised constituencies.

They also approved the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, 2014, to allow each of the 47 counties to access the Sh226 billion disbursed from the national government.

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