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    "id": 1157825,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui Central, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Makali Mulu",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Article 113 (2) of the Constitution and Standing Order 150, this House adopts the Report of the Mediation Committee on the County Governments Additional Allocation Bill (Senate Bill No. 35 of 2021), laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, March 31, 2022, and approves the Mediated version of the County Governments Additional Allocation Bill (Senate Bill No. 35 of 2021). The County Governments Grants Bill which is going to change the title provides for additional allocation to county governments for the Financial Year 2021/2022. These additional allocations to the counties are financed either from proceeds of loans and grants from development partners or the national Government share of revenue pursuant to Article 202(2) of the Constitution. This Bill came from the Senate to the National Assembly on Thursday, 2nd December 2021. The National Assembly passed the Bill with amendments. However, on 21st December 2021, the Senate rejected the amendments from the National Assembly and it resulted in the Bill being committed to a Mediation Committee pursuant to Article 113 of the Constitution. The Mediation Committee held four sittings to deliberate on the Bill. In one of the sittings, the Committee did stakeholder participation and met with the National Treasury, the Commission on Revenue Allocation, the Controller of Budget and the Council of Governors. The Mediation Committee deliberated on the Bill and came up with an agreed or mediated version which is attached to this Report. Some of the key resolutions of the Mediation Committee include the title of the Bill changing from the County Grants Bill to the County Governments Additional Allocation Bill. This change of title expands the allocation to cover resources allocated to county governments from the national Government’s share of revenue or proceeds of loans and grants from development partners. The objects of the Bill were enhanced to include a new object of additional resources from development partners in the form of loans and grants. There is also an additional clause which provides for the National Treasury to table the agreements in the National Assembly and the Senate before inclusion in the Budget Policy Statement (BPS). The Bill has also been changed to be an annual Bill and the National Treasury will be submitting the Bill together with the Division of Revenue Bill and the County Allocation 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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