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    "id": 1013664,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Assembly vis-a-vis the ceilings we have put in County Allocation of Revenue Act (CARA) There are issues that came out of that impasse; issues to do with when a county assembly shoots down a memorandum from the governor and the governor still insists on that memorandum. We shall bring a report to the House which can then form a basis to inform other counties. As I conclude, aside from the ongoing business that I have alluded to, the Committee intends to carry out the following key activities during the next quarter- (a) We shall be talking to the Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee to get a status update on transfer of functions in accordance with the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution. As an example, libraries are supposed to be functions undertaken by county governments, but we still have a Kenya National Library Service that is providing this service at the centre without having handed over the services, infrastructure and personnel to county governments. We shall be following that up (b) The status of the transfer of assets and liabilities of the defunct local authorities. The Public Accounts Committee has always pronounced itself on this matter. Expediting the transfer of assets and liabilities, The Devolution Committee will be holding a meeting with the Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee to get a status update on this. (c) The disbursement and oversight of conditional grants. I am glad to note that some Committees have started asking questions about conditional grants. The Roads and Transportation Committee has been asking questions about the road maintenance levy fund and other conditional grants that go into infrastructure. I want to encourage other comities, particularly Health Committee to look into the conditional grants going to counties relating to health and different conditional grants we have proposed. d) Policy on the regional blocs; and e) The implementation of the report on Capacity Assessment and Rationalization of the Public Service (CARPS). We will also be following up the resolutions that were arrived at past devolution conferences and passed legislative conferences. We take note that because of the COVID-19 pandemic we have not have the Devolution Conference and the Legislative Conference. However, from past conferences, there has been resolutions and action points that the House is expected to have undertaken. The devolution Committee will look into it. Finally, we are coming up with proposed amendments to the Intergovernmental Relations Act, particularly to guide the transfer of functions between the different levels of government, the County Government’s Act and the Urban Areas and Cities Act. I thank you and allow me to express the gratitude to the leadership of Senator for Laikipia because many of the issues I have reported happened during his time as chair."
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