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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ali Roba",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. For the sake of information and a challenge to the Committee, the SRC had just amended this by releasing a circular two weeks to the election. However, the monies going to county assemblies have not been reduced in essence. Only the allowances of MCAs have been reduced. What is happening is that the Circular of 2017 that was in operation had given remuneration and allowances for the same ceiling that we had in 2022/ 2023 and 2021/2022. The Commission for Revenue Allocation (CRA) has issued a new Circular affecting the MCAs allowances. The monies going to county assemblies have not been reduced in essence. What we need is for the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) to vacate the Circular that they had issued. The money is already in the county assemblies because those benefits are there and, therefore, they can continue enjoying them before we even get to the demands that they have right now, considering the financial situation and performance of our economy. What I want to bring to the attention of the House is that you refer to the ceilings as given in County Allocation of Revenue Act (CARA) of 2021/2022 and then compare it with the CARA of 2022/2023. What will apparently come out is that the money sent to county assemblies has not reduced. What has reduced is a circular, which has been released disadvantaging the Members of County Assembly (MCAs), while the money going to the assemblies has not been reduced by way of allocation. The first and immediate remedy is to have the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) revert to the Circular of 2017, which was in operation. That will really improve their current positon. Then, the demand that they have right now can be addressed when the economy performs a little bit better. It is just for the Committee to interrogate and see from the perspective of the ceiling allocated before the circular and now. What will apparently come out is that no additional money will be required to remedy the situation at hand. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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