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"content": "Hon. Temporary Speaker, I want to thank you and all the Members of this House, including the Parliamentary Budget Office, for being very forthright in supporting this process. In that regard, I request the Vice-Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, Hon. Mary Emaase, to second."
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"content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Ndindi Nyoro, Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. Who is seconding? The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
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"content": " I am."
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"content": "Hon. Peter Kaluma): Proceed, Hon. Mary Emaase."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This Bill simply provides for the vertical sharing of revenue between the two levels of Government. I want to talk about two issues. The first one is on the Equalisation Fund."
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"content": "Article 204 of the Constitution provides for the allocation of one half per cent to the Equalisation Fund, which is supposed to be distributed across all marginalised areas. This formula needs to be reviewed. I am aware that the Third Policy for identification of marginalised areas provided for visiting of counties to identify areas that should benefit from the Equalisation Fund. I believe that the CRA visited counties."
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"content": "However, if you look at the distribution of funds to the marginalised areas, some areas are getting a lot of money while others do not, yet we agreed that there are pockets of marginalisation in every county. For example, there are only two areas which are benefiting in Busia, that is, Budalangi and Teso North, yet if you come to my constituency, Teso South, or Funyula or Nambale, there are pockets of marginalisation in all those sub-counties. That is also reflected in all other counties."
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"content": "I also want to talk about Paragraph 17(v). One of the main mandates of the CRA is to give recommendations on the basis for equitable sharing. However, over the years, the Division of Revenue Bill has not concurred with the recommendations of the CRA, yet this is a constitutional institution mandated with that responsibility. As a Committee, we also felt that there is need for the National Treasury to agree with the CRA before they submit the Division of Revenue Bill to us. I believe that by the time the CRA is recommending the figures for sharing, a lot of research has gone into it, they have considered the costing of functions, and all other factors. They should concur so that we avoid going into mediation, as has been the tradition since the establishment of this institution."
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"content": "I support the Bill. I beg to second."
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