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    "id": 1231516,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kathuri",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Murungi Kathuri",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir for this opportunity. I appreciate that during sharing of the sharable revenue, there is the Kshs2.5 billion which has been collected. The national Government is getting Kshs2.1 trillion, Equalization Fund – Kshs8.3 billion, and county equitable shareable revenue – Kshs385.4 billion. My concern on this Bill is what is left for the Equalization Fund because for the last 10 years, these funds have never been administered the right way. Sometimes they are appropriated and then they are still spent by the National Treasury. This is a constitutional fund which should be ring-fenced so that this money can go to support the counties which are marginalised. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am really perplexed by this Bill even as we speak because I am aware that the Equalization Fund Management Committee is moving around the country, especially in the counties which should benefit, meeting the county and County Commissioners and even coming up with projects which need to be supported by this money. Yesterday, this Committee was in my county without the knowledge of any elected leader. They are moving around the country. Maybe, they will be in Tana River, Turkana and Marsabit without the input of the elected leaders. I want to categorically say that as much as we disburse this Kshs385.4 billion to the counties, we really need to strengthen the organs that must oversight these funds once they go to the counties. One of the institutions that really needs to be strengthened is the Senate."
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