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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Oketch Gicheru",
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    "content": "Yes, Madam Temporary Speaker. I will just take a minute to clarify something here the Senator for Nandi wanted to confuse my dear brother and a very good Senator aids for devolution. Madam Temporary Speaker, Sen. Cherarkey cannot purport that there is a 15 per cent increase because money has risen from Kshs370 billion to Kshs385 billion. He should know that there is something called inflation. This is why the Committee on Finance and Budget was very keen on recommendations that looked at the cost of commodities and expenditure that goes on in counties. I wish to clarify so that the good Senator here can understand. Looking at the inflation that we have in the country right now, it is 9.2 per cent. When you look at what has been added, the Kshs15 billion, then you do the maths, it comes to 5.2 per cent. That means that the nominal value that we added is Kshs15 billion, but the real value of the money that we have given to counties is actually reduced because it will be 9.2 per cent minus 5.2 per cent, and you get 4 per cent. That 4 per cent is what you have denied the counties. So, in reality, the value for money that we are going to give counties is going to Kshs350 billion. That needs to be very clear and we need to know it in terms of real"
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