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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kacheliba, KUP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Titus Lotee",
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    "content": "May I look at the following before I submit: The Equalisation Fund is supposed to be based on the most recent audited accounts of the revenue received. If you look at the table provided on Page 63 of the Report, out of Ksh6 trillion that we have received as unaudited since 2011, in the Financial Year 2011/2012 all the way to 2019/2020, Ksh30 billion was supposed to have gone to the Equalisation Fund. So far, only Ksh12 billion has been transferred, giving us a balance of Ksh18 billion that was supposed to go to these counties. It seems this House is not in any speed to see that this funding is given to these counties. If I look at the Report from the accounting officer, he said that Parliament has approved an outstanding amount of Ksh13 billion, which comprises Ksh6.8 billion for the Financial Year 2011/2022 and Ksh7 billion for 2022/2023. That makes it Ksh13 billion. That is what Parliament is approving for disbursement now, forgetting that we have a balance of Ksh18 billion which is supposed to be first disbursed before we approve other money. I wish the Committee looks at it and puts more energy to ensure that before the Ksh13 billion is disbursed for 2021/2022 and 2022/2023, the Ksh18 billion, which had been approved, appropriated, and not disbursed because of a court case, is released. That is one of the strong recommendations that I needed to see. We have Ksh13 billion for the financial years 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 plus the balance of Ksh18 billion. So, the Equalisation Fund is supposed to be a total of Ksh18 billion plus Ksh13 billion. However, the Report has not mentioned that. Finally, there is incoherence in terms of how the Report has been submitted. I have looked at both the submission to the Committee by the Chief Executive Officer and the Secretary to the Equalisation Fund Advisory Board and the Fund Administrator of the 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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