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    "id": 1232765,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Veronica Maina",
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    "content": "it and accept the allocation of Kshs385 billion because it will give an opportunity to Kenyans to live within their own means. We may want more than Kshs385 billion but funds may not be available for disbursement to the counties. For the past few months, everybody has been crying begging the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Planning to release funds to the counties. Does it make sense then to draw a Bill which states big figures without considering fiscal capacity? If you look at Article 203(e), it talks about fiscal capacity of county governments. In the same breath, we must consider fiscal capacity of the national Government to disburse resources. For that reason, this allocation is equitable. It meets the legal and accounting stipulation. I support this Bill and ask my colleagues to avoid a situation or a trap of sending it to mediation because it will elongate the process and continue to deny counties resources that are required to go there. I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, and I support the Division of Revenue Bill, 2023."
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