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    "id": 1258950,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kesses, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Julius Rutto",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for according me this opportunity to make my contribution to this very important Motion before us on the discussion and approval of the County Allocation of Revenue Bill. It is good to recognise and appreciate the fact that if there is any good spirit and profit that the new Constitution brought to the Republic of Kenya, it is devolution. As we talk now, effective after the promulgation of the new Constitution, a lot of changes have been felt by the citizens across the country in an equitable way by virtue of county governments being put in place and executing their mandate. It has ensured that service delivery has been brought close to people. In every region in the whole of Kenya, people feel that the government is on the ground. On these matters of the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, I appreciate that the National Treasury is helping the national Government in one its functions of supporting devolved governments by ensuring that cash disbursement is adhered to. As we approve this Bill, the schedule of cash disbursement should be made a tool to guide the same. On the other side, I call upon the practitioners and the actors in devolved governments to ensure that as we are approving the Bill, their work plans are in place to ensure service delivery is given to wananchi. Most of the challenges we are going through even as of now are the pending bills. Most of these pending bills arise majorly because of lack of proper preparedness and not having procurement plans in place. It is at this time they begin to execute them by virtue of the slow disbursement of cash. They begin to initiate procurement at the end of a financial year. What does this mean? It means many activities and commitments are made at the closure of a financial year. What does this mean? It is at this time we realise that our revenue collection nationally and at local governments may have not been sufficient to finance the entire Budget. Therefore, it is also a call to governors or executives in county governments, and county assemblies, to ensure they also prioritise proper plans for prudent use of resources and timely service delivery to wananchi . It will also ensure that their plans and budgets align with the goals and objectives of the national government. That is so that we move together as a country, unlike a scenario of a devolved government focusing on goals that are far away and different from those of the national government. At the end of the day, we do not have similar objectives bringing the nation to a clear direction."
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