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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tabitha Mutinda",
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    "content": "The reason is that when we first tabled this Bill, as a Committee, the outstanding balance for Equalization Fund was amounting to Kshs.13 billion. The total sum is Kshs52 billion. When I moved this Bill, I clearly explained and indicated what was approved was Kshs26 billion. Out of the Kshs26 billion, only Kshs12 billion had been remitted. So, the outstanding bill is supposed to be Kshs13 billion. In our deliberations as a Committee, what was approved by The National Treasury in the Supplementary Budget was Kshs10 billion. We felt in the wisdom of the Committee that we first receive the Kshs10 billion and hence the outstanding balance of the Kenya shillings three billion will be included in the Kshs23 billion balance. Therefore, the outstanding balance is Kshs26 billion. We, therefore, decided to first receive what has been approved. Hence, that is what we are seeking in this Clause 2 amendment, which has further affected the Schedule of each and every county as far as the distributions are concerned, just as the less Kshs3 billion is concerned. Not that this money is not going to be remitted, but the timeliness is what we considered as a Committee. Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move."
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