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    "id": 1258935,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1258935/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Wundanyi, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Danson Mwashako",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Speaker, there is horizontal sharing of resources in this country. There has been elaborate debate around the formula that is used to horizontally share this revenue. After we passed the Division of Revenue Bill in this House, the County Allocations Revenue Bill comes about when the Senate sits, and with the advisory of the CRA, they are able to share resources according to the formula. The third basis revenue allocation formula recommended that 50 per cent of the equitable share should be shared equally, and the other 50 per cent should be shared out according to the formula that takes into consideration weighted parameters that include population, land, poverty, status of roads and other things. Even as we do this, Hon. Temporary Speaker, we need to take into account that there are five or six counties that receive extremely low allocation. If nothing is done in the near future, the residents of those counties may never benefit fully and may not get the fruits of devolution. I am talking about counties like Lamu and Laikipia which receive slightly above Ksh5 billion, Taita Taveta that receives Ksh5 billion, Tharaka Nithi and Elgeyo Marakwet. These counties receive an extremely low allocation under the equitable share. Therefore, it should not be lost to this House that even as we continue supporting devolution, we must find a way to support these counties to the level that they are not left behind and create another level of marginalisation. We have national resources in these counties. Taita Taveta County has 63 per cent of its land under the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). Therefore, only about less than 37 per cent The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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