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    "id": 1008860,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "The Deputy Speaker",
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    "content": "(1) Once every five years, the Senate shall, by resolution, determine the basis for allocating among the counties the share of national revenue that is annually allocated to the county level of government. (2) In determining the basis of revenue sharing under clause (1), the Senate shall- (a)Take the criteria in Article 203 (1) into account; (b) request and consider recommendations from the Commission on revenue Allocation; (c) consult the county governors, the Cabinet Secretary responsible for finance and any organization of county governments; and (d) invite the public, including professional bodies, to make submissions to it on the matter. Hon. Senators, we recall that paragraph of the Schedule of the Constitution provides that the first and second determination of the basis for allocation of revenue among the counties will be made at the three-year intervals rather than 5 years. You will also recall that the first basis was approved on 27th November 2019 and was used to share revenue among county governments for the financial years 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016 and 2016/2017. The second basis for the revenue sharing among county governments was adopted by Parliament on 21st June 2016 and was geared towards provision of adequate financing to counties, Corrections of economic disparities and minimization of the development gap and stimulation of economic optimization and incentives to counties to generate revenue. This revenue sharing basis was used to share revenue for the financial years 2017/2018, 2018/2019 and 2019/2020. Hon. Senators, as you are aware, Article 215 of the Constitution establishes the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) whose mandate includes making recommendations concerning the basis for the equitable sharing of revenue raised by the national government between the national and county governments and among the county governments. The Commission submitted to the Senate its recommendation for the third basis for revenue allocation among the county governments which was tabled in the Senate on 30th April, 2019. This recommendation was committed to the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget for consideration. Following consideration of the recommendations of the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA), and after receiving submissions pursuant to Article 217(2) of the Constitution from the county governors, the Cabinet Secretary responsible for Finance, other organisations of county governments and the public, including professional bodies, the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget will shortly table a report on its findings and recommendations to the Senate on the proposed Third Basis for revenue allocation among the county governments."
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