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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Veronica Maina",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I thank you for this opportunity. I rise to support the Bill that is being debated. The Bill is clear that it is a horizontal allocation of resources to the 47 counties. I specifically note Section 6 of the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, 2023 which has laid out certain parameters and steps to be observed for any functions that may be transferred to the national Government, pursuant to Article 187 of the Constitution from the county governments. I have remembered the incident where functions from Nairobi County were transferred to the national Government in the previous regime. The reading of Section 6 of the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, 2023 gives me comfort on the level of transparency that has now been thrown into such a transfer by this Section of this Bill. Madam Temporary Speaker, there will now be clear reports given by the Auditor- General, not later than three months after the end of each financial year where they will prepare special audit reports on financial and non-financial performance of an entity to which a county government function has been transferred. This is so that we have higher levels of accountability when it comes to functions being moved from one level of government to the other level. Madam Temporary Speaker, you will recall that Nairobi County has the highest allocation of resources. This level of accountability secures any transfer of function so that we do not have any mischief being ran by any level of government when such a transfer of function has been done. This level of accountability should also run even after the horizontal of resources across the counties. It is one thing for resources to be transferred to counties but it is another thing how those resources are expended by the counties. While the counties may be crying for more resources, they should be encouraged that if any funds are transferred for specific functions which are being run and managed by those counties; then we need to sit as leaders and wananchi and ensure that those resources are being utilized in a diligent manner and accountable fashion so that counties will not just be asking for additional resources while in actual fact those resources are disappearing through corrupt means while those resources are being managed at the county level. The challenge goes not just to the national Government but the county governments too. If you look at the kind of resources that are being sent to the counties, even the Kshs385 billion if it was utilized well, we would have results that would be showing for a fact that the resources in this country are being properly utilized and that the citizens within the counties are benefitting from the allocated resources."
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