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    "content": "(1) The proposed ceiling for agriculture, rural and urban development sector for the Financial Year 2022/2023 is Kshs63.9 billion, which represents a decrease of 15.6 per cent when compared to the allocation of the current financial year of Kshs75.7 billion. (2) The proposed health sector allocation has increased from Kshs121.1 billion in the Financial Year 2021/2022 to Kshs129.4 billion representing an increase of 8.3 per cent. (3) The proposed allocation for the social protection, culture and recreation sector for the Financial Year 2022/2023 is Kshs72.9 billion which represents a 1 per cent increase in allocation. (4) The proposed ceiling for the environmental protection, water and natural resources sector is Kshs110.7 billion which represents a 10 per cent increase allocation from the current allocation of Kshs100.6 billion. (5) The proposed ceiling for the transport, public works and housing sector is Kshs110.7 billion which represents a 10 per cent increase allocation from the current allocation of Kshs100.6 billion. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the allocation to county governments in the Financial Year 2022/2023 is proposed to be Kshs370 billion out of the total projected shareable revenue of Kshs2.1416 trillion. This indicates zero growth from the allocations of the Financial Year 2021/2022 or the current financial year. It is important to note that with this proposal, the county equitable share of revenue as a percentage of ordinary revenue would decrease from 22 per cent in the Financial Year 2017/2018 to 17 per cent. It is very important that we note the decrease. In the Financial Year 2022/2023, it will be a decrease if we go by the proposal. Further from the medium-term projections provided, it is projected to decrease to 13 per cent in the Financial Year 2024/2025. This defeats the purpose of why some of us were keen in supporting the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI). Further, inflation currently stands at 5.8 per cent. If this is factored in the proposed Kshs370 billion, it follows that counties will be receiving far much less that what is allocated in Financial Year 2021/2022. This would affect the level of service delivery as the cost of goods continue to rise while resources allocated remain stagnant."
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