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    "id": 1012511,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kieni, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kanini Kega",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "James Mathenge Kanini Kega",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. By your indulgence I can relax my mask. I beg to move that the County Allocation of Revenue Bill (Senate Bill No.7 of 2020) be now read a Second Time. In a matter of introduction, Article 218(1)(b) of the Constitution provides for the introduction of the County Allocation of Revenue Bill in Parliament to divide revenue raised nationally and allocated to the county governments through the Division of Revenue Act among the 47 counties. In line with Article 187(2) and 202(2) of the Constitution, the County Allocation of Revenue Bill has also made provision for conditional allocation for the Financial Year 2020/2021highlingting conditional allocation from the national Government and share of revenue and from development partners. The enactment of this Bill will allow the withdrawal of county funds from the Consolidated Fund and facilitate the transfer of the funds to the respective county revenue Funds. The Bill was published on 17th April 2020. It was passed by the Senate, with amendments, orn 29th September 2020. That tells you there were five months the Senate stayed with the Bill, occasioning the current standoff or freeze of money flowing to the county governments. When the Bill was referred to us, my Committee worked with speed and from Thursday, we have been able to deliberate and canvass on the issues. Within three days, we have been able to bring a Report to this House. It took the Senate five months. I also want to remind this House that the so-called new formula which had taken the Senate one-and-a-half years, my Committee was able to act on it in two or three days and it is the one that gave rise or gave birth to this CARA. Hon. Speaker, given the highlights of the County Allocation of Revenue Bill of 2020, the Division of Revenue Act of 2020 made an allocation of Kshs316.5 billion shillings as equitable share of the nationally raised revenue to the county level of Government. The County Allocation 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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