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    "id": 1382923,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1382923/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Methu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13581,
        "legal_name": "Methu John Muhia",
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    "content": "I do not understand the basis under which they used to calculate and see that with a bigger budget now, counties deserve Kshs394 billion as their share of the allocation yet, in the last financial year, they had recommended Kshs407 billion for the county governments. If you read the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya, Article 216, on the functions of the CRA, their recommendations look like the umpire between the national Government and the county government. So, it beats logic that we can propose in a smaller budget of Kshs407 billion and in a bigger budget Kshs394 billion. So, I support the committee in pushing for Kshs415 billion. Going to the policy recommendation by the Committee, there is something that I have liked and is very commendable, which is that the National Treasury, in cooperation with the CoG, should fast-track development of the Integrated County Revenue Management System. As a Member of the County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC), and from the report that has been given by the CoB, it puzzles most of us who are Members of that Committee, that some counties are doing so well in OSR collection. Some counties have grown their revenue up to two times from where they found it. However, the OSR for other counties is shrinking. It is out of this that the Integrated County Revenue Management System should bring some uniformity in terms of growth and ensure we have the right systems to support our county governments. Even as we push for Kshs415 billion from the National Treasury, the CRA and the CoB, counties can make much more by ensuring they seal all the loopholes and leakages to grow their OSR. With that, I support this report."
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