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    "id": 1271761,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tabitha Mutinda",
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    "content": "There is need to align the timelines for submission of the Cash Disbursement Schedule to the passage and assent to the CARA. Article 218(1)(b) of the Constitution requires that the introduction of the County Allocation of Revenue Bill in Parliament should be done by 30th April every year. Once the Bill is passed, preparation of the Cash Disbursement Schedule, which is what we have done, follows. Hence, if the assent to the CARA delays, the Cash Disbursement Schedule cannot be prepared for approval and publishing in the Kenya Gazette by 30th May. That means that county governments cannot receive their funding on time, hence occasioning delays. The delays affect citizens who wait to enjoy the services of the devolved governments. Therefore, the time factor is important. With regard to remittance of money to the County Revenue Fund (CRF) accounts, most of the time, the National Treasury has failed to adhere to the approved cash disbursement schedules. That causes delays and it is against the law. The Committee feels we should relook at the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act and make some adjustment as far as timelines are concerned. That will give the National Treasury ample time to publish and table disbursement schedules on time, so that disbursement of funds is also timely. Madam Temporary Speaker, as I stated earlier, different programmes and projects by counties are delayed. Some time back, governors and county assemblies indicated that they would go on strike, simply because of the delay in disbursement of funds."
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