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    "id": 1273994,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Osotsi",
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        "legal_name": "Osotsi Godfrey Otieno",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to also rise and support this Motion on Cash Disbursement for the Financial Year 2023/2024. I have had an opportunity to look at the report prepared by the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget. I thank them for it. In their report, it is very clear the amounts of money going to be disbursed to the counties and the effective dates. This Cash Disbursement Schedule is guided by Section 17 of the PFM Act that clearly says two things. One, that at the beginning of every quarter and in any event not later than the 15th day from the commencement of the quarter, the National Treasury shall disburse monies to the county Government. Secondly, it says that, the disbursement referred to herein, shall be done with a Schedule prepared by the National Treasury, in consultation with the Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Council (IBEC), and most importantly, with the approval of the Senate. Thereafter, the Cash Disbursement Schedule is gazetted in the Kenya Gazette. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is clearly a legal process which culminates in publication in the Kenya Gazette. In most cases, this Schedule is not adhered to. It is never adhered to because you find that disbursement of money to the county is delayed sometimes, even by two or three months. Counties have suffered because of that, pending Bills have occurred, delayed implementation of project and challenges with absorption. This is an exercise that this Senate should take seriously. We cannot be spending our time discussing this Schedule and approving it, when the Executive is not going to follow it. It is useless."
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