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    "id": 1019610,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David ole Sankok",
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        "legal_name": "David Ole Sankok",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to also support this amendment Bill. I want to congratulate Hon. (Dr.) Zani from the Senate for bringing this progressive Bill. This is one of the most progressive Bills we have received from the Senate. I want also to congratulate the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, Hon. Gladys Wanga, for taking it up so that we can make sure our counties collect enough revenue. It is not that counties do not collect enough revenue. The revenue is actually being diverted to other usages. There are a lot of fake receipts. If you talk of counties like Narok, you will find the clerks on the ground, those who are collecting revenue from tourists, have two sets of receipt books, namely, the genuine receipt books from the county government and receipt books that were generated from River Road. From the normal eye, you may not be able to differentiate. So, there is a lot of money that is being diverted. Actually, the fake receipts account for almost 70 per cent. It is the same with those who collect stones from quarries and those who collect sand from the sand harvesting areas of Machakos, Kajiado and even Narok. On our growth in counties, we are seeing the physical structures coming up. We are seeing the growth in terms of business expansion. You cannot tell me that a town that has 2,000 different businesses and 30,000 buildings will not be able to collect revenue from the face of it. This shortcoming is because of the Senate forgetting its responsibility and delving into the responsibility of the National Assembly. You find the Senate very busy chasing Cabinet Secretaries like that of Interior and Coordination National Government. I do not think that is their mandate. You will find the Senate chasing the Cabinet Secretary of the National Treasury. I do not 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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