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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kibiru",
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        "legal_name": "Charles Reubenson Kibiru",
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    "content": "(b) Schedule 2 on disbursement of the conditional allocations from the nationally raised revenue; and, (c) Schedule 3 on disbursement of the conditional grants financed by proceeds of loans and grants from the development partners. This breakaway from the tradition is due to the High Court ruling on Petition No.252 of 2016 that conditional grants to county governments are not items to be provided in the Division of Revenue Act. Consequently, the court ruled that they cannot be provided in the CARA. The High Court directed that such conditional grants can be issued to the county level of government under the auspices of Article 190 of the Constitution or through an agreement between the two levels of government that respect the institutional and functional integrity of the either level of government. To facilitate transfer of the conditional grants to the counties, the committee has sponsored the County Governments Grants Bill (Senate Bills No.35 of 2021) pursuant to Article 190 of the Constitution. This Bill was read a First Time in the Senate on 6th July, 2021. Consequently, it was committed to the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget pursuant to Standing Order 140(1) of the Senate Standing Orders. The committee has since then conducted public participation and consulted key stakeholders pursuant to Standing Order No.140 (5) of the Standing Orders. The committee requests for fast-tracking of the Bill to ensure counties access funds availed to them as conditional grants. The County Governments Grants Bill is listed in today’s Order Paper that should be debated and passed by the distinguished Senators. We request that we expedite so that the counties can start using the monies that shall be allocated to them. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, finally the Committee recommends to the House that cash disbursement schedule for the Financial Year 2021/2022 be approved as tabled on 5th August, 2021. As I said from the start this is a straightforward Motion. I beg to move and request Sen. Olekina to second."
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