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    "id": 1406031,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13165,
        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "(2) An adjustment of repurposing the scrapped Managed Equipment Scheme (MES) programme allocation, which amounted to about Kshs5.86 billion. These adjustments take into account the non-discretionary financial obligations resulting out of- (1) Housing levy. (2) Increased contribution to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). (3) Contribution to the Social Health Insurance Fund's wage drift. (4) The need for counties to provide matching allocation for the County Aggregation Industrial Parks (CAIPs). Remember, there has been commitments by the community health promoters’ programme, where the county and national Government meet their stipend on a 50-50 basis. Therefore, there is need to first take into account that counties will be expected to additionally shoulder that burden, before even having a conversation on the projected growth. The same way the national Government makes provisions in its funding needs, there is this proposal. Pursuant to Article 118 of the Constitution as read together with 145 (5) of the Senate Standing Orders, the Ccommittee facilitated public participation and took into account the views and recommendations of the public in its report. There was an advertisement inviting the public to submit memorandum. The chairperson of the committee will inform the House on who participated and made their contribution during these stakeholder conferences. A consideration of the stakeholder submission proposed that the Bill should allocate as much as whatever amount that people are proposing and the justification thereon. The committee has tabled their report and Members will find time to read through and see what has been established. The Bill has Kshs391 billion as a proposal, but the Standing Committee on Budget and Finance has taken time to read their report. As much as I will read the Bill as proposed, I must also make my comments on what the committee found and what I agree with them. That, the national Government share be Kshs2.5 trillion and the county equitable share be Kshs415.9 billion as what they had already observed during the annual BPS. We have said times without number, that BPS is not just a rosy suggestion to the National Treasury. It is well founded on good reason and logic. There are actuarial studies to it that are undertaken by Members of Budget and Finance Committee and even our colleagues from the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) on how you arrive at that figure. I have explained, that there are additional resource needs to our counties on account of laws that have been passed by the Houses of Parliament, which if we pass directly to our county governments, we will be unfair. This is because we know for a fact, that there will be more revenue raised or collected than was the previous financial year. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we know the actual and projected growth that has been relayed here is 6.4 per cent. If we expect the same to be seen in our county governments, then we must begin by having a baseline that takes into consideration the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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