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    "id": 1099230,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kibiru",
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        "legal_name": "Charles Reubenson Kibiru",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to move the following Motion- THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget on the Cash Disbursement Schedule for Financial year 2021/2022, laid on the Table of the Senate on Tuesday, 7th September, 2021, and that pursuant to Section 17 (7) of the Public Finance Management Act and Standing Order 183 (3), the Senate approves the County Governments Cash Disbursement Schedule for Financial Year 2021/2022. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is the time that hon. Senators are called upon to execute one of our mandates. I would like to say that I happened to have been a student at the International Law institute (ILI). When we were welcoming the Executive Director of the ILI, she told us that Senators are not honourable because they are distinguished. Moving forward, as Sen. Olekina would say, we should be referred to as distinguished Senators. Distinguished Senators, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Section 17 (6) and (7) of the PFM Act, 2012, provides that the National Treasury shall at the beginning of every month and, in any event not less than the 15th day from the commencement of the month, disburse monies to the county governments for expenditure for the subsequent month on the basis of the Disbursement Schedule prepared by the National Treasury and approved by the Senate. The approved Disbursement Schedule must be published in the Gazette. The Cabinet Secretary in charge of the National Treasury and Planning submitted the County Governments Cash Disbursement Schedule for the FY 2021/2022 to the Senate for approval pursuant to Section 17(7) of the PFM Act, 2015, on 5th August, 2021. It is good to note that the date was 5th August, 2021, because there is blame on delays in disbursement. This will absolve the committee and the distinguished Senators that we are not the cause of the delay in disbursement. The Disbursement Schedule was tabled in the Senate the same day and committed to the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget pursuant to Standing Order No.183 (2) of the Senate Standing Orders. The Standing Committee on Finance and Budget deliberated on the Cash Disbursement Schedule for the FY 2021/2022 and considered a report of the same containing its recommendations which include- (a) That the Senate approves County Governments Cash Disbursement schedule as tabled on 5th August, 2021."
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