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"content": "Let me welcome the Member of Parliament for Naivasha to welcome all the schools."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to welcome pupils from Mwiciringiri and Ngeya primary schools. This is where Members of Parliament sit. This is where your parents put me. As I have always told you, work very hard. You are going to take my seat when I leave. Karibuni . We are happy to have you in the House. This is where laws are made and where the NG-CDF that I use to build your schools comes from. It is approved here. Thank you."
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"content": " Very well. Hon. Mary Emaase on Division of Revenue Bill."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. It is a very important Bill that provides for the equitable share between the two levels of government; the national and county governments. The total sharable revenue this year is Ksh2.8 trillion. The national Government will receive Ksh2.4 trillion, the Equalization Fund will receive Ksh10.5 billion and the county governments will receive Ksh405 billion, which constitutes 25.79 per cent of the total shareable revenue. This Bill is prepared in accordance with Articles 218(2)(b) and 203(1) of the Constitution. In analysing and determining those amounts, the Bill takes into consideration the national interests and the national debt. We know that for every Ksh10 that we collect, Ksh6 goes towards repayment of our national debt. The Bill also takes into consideration national obligations and the needs of the disadvantaged in the society. It is my hope that we shall not end up in the Mediation Committee as it has been the trend in the past. Both levels of government need to appreciate the challenges in terms of the revenue that is estimated and the shortfalls in the revenue that is collected. We have to live within our means so that we are realistic with our demands for additional allocations to what has already been proposed by the Budget Committee. County governments must learn to utilise money efficiently and effectively for the intended purposes, and for the benefit of the people they represent. I support. Thank you."
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"content": " Very well. The new Chair of the Budget and Appropriation Committee, Hon. Atandi, did a very good job in moving this particular Bill. The general mood in the House is that he be called upon to reply. So, let me call upon the Mover to reply."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me begin by thanking Members of this House for the vigorous debate that we had yesterday up to 9.00 p.m., when Members stayed behind to discuss the Division of Revenue Bill. Out of the discussions of yesterday and part of today’s Sitting, I have come up with three fundamental issues that were raised by Members, and that we will need to look at as a Committee. The first issue which came out prominently is the pending bills in counties. Pending bills in counties are mostly caused by failure by counties to meet their own source revenues. This is something that is affecting the performance of counties. I want to urge county governments to ensure that, as the national Government seeks to meet its own revenue projections, they should equally seek to meet their own source revenues as projected. The other issue that came out was the fact that, as a House, we are lagging behind in approving our audited accounts. However, as you are aware, the Auditor-General’s approved 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": "accounts that we have used for the sake of this year's allocation of share of revenues to counties are the audited and approved accounts of the 2020/2021 Financial Year. That is about three years behind. I want to plead with our audit committee, in charge of auditing and approving these revenues, to work hard in fast-tracking the approvals so that we can give county governments what is really due to them. The last issue is about fast-tracking the fourth Equalization Fund policy. This issue was raised by most Members here. The new policy needs to be enacted so that it can be used to properly implement the Equalization Fund. We are also lagging behind in arrears. To date, we have not been able to pay about Ksh46 billion into the Equalisation Fund. This is a real drawback that this House and the National Treasury must work hard to fast-track in the subsequent financial years. We need to allocate more resources to that Fund so that in the next five years, when that Fund expires, we will be up to date with the allocations. Let me conclude by, again, thanking Members for their insightful input. I believe that from here, this Bill will be processed in time. I beg to reply."
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"content": " Order! Members, you may take your seats."
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"content": "(Question put and agreed to)"
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"content": "(The Bill was read a Second Time and Committed to a Committee of the whole House)"
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