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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Buuri, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mugambi Rindikiri",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, I stand to support the Division of Revenue Bill. The Committee has done an excellent job. I want to thank the Chairman for taking time to take us through the meaning of jargons in the Bill. One of the things that we need to know and note is that counties also receive a lot of grants and donations. They are channelled through the national Government, but are not strictly overseen by the National Assembly. I want to ask the Committee that any money that is sent to the counties through the national Government, the National Assembly should be given the role of overseeing it. For example, there are project grants that come through a project called Kenya Informal Settlements Improvement Project (KISIP) for slum upgrading. There is also money that comes through Kenya Revenue Board for loans. All those monies go to counties. Once they are accounted in the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, they should be monitored so that we know how they are utilised. I want to thank the Committee and the Government for ensuring that counties are given more money. On top of that, there is utilisation of money. A key factor is how counties utilise the resources that they are given. Money that is given the first priority is money for counties. However, I want to disagree with one Member who has said that counties need to be given money first. Money for NG-CDF should also be given first priority. Some of that money goes directly in support of activities that are not given priority. I urge the Committee to ensure that there are checks and balances so that we do not strain one arm of the Government. Lastly, I want to ask my fellow Members to understand that the economy is going through a hard time. We are spending a lot of time demonstrating, talking about the high cost of living and telling our young people to put sufurias on their heads. We should spend time on how we should pay taxes. That is because all that money comes through taxation. I, therefore, request that the Committee chaired by my friend, Ndindi Nyoro, brings a Bill to this Parliament that will ensure that collectable taxes are collected in good time so that they can fund the activities of the Government. I support."
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