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    "id": 1406032,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "need to first contain or pay statutory deductions that arise out of laws that we have passed in this House together with agreements that county governments have entered into partnership with the national Government. There is no harm about counties agreeing with the national Government to have the Kenya Youth Professionals (KYP). This is a good and well thought-out programme which I expect each county government to think through and establish what their own people can produce in order to accelerate access to markets for farmers in that region. The matching condition allocations of county governments on their aggregation industrial park is Kshs11.75 billion. There is a matching allocation on the Community Health Promoters (CHPs) of Kshs3.23 billion and housing levy deductions. Remember county government staff are deducted and the employers’ contribution is Kshs4.5 billion. Enhanced contribution to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) due to the yearly growth is an extra Kshs3 billion and a wage drift on account of yearly growth of about Kshs3 million. I appeal to the distinguished Senators of this House to support the report of this Committee and their proposals, so that we conclude this exercise. We made a final observation. Perhaps this is my last comment on this issue. We have not concluded the conversation on funding of our counties until we have a conversation about own source revenue. Many counties continue to underperform in terms of own source revenue collection. They fail intentionally due to pilferage. Many counties have refused to adopt modern practices for own source revenue collection, as is the case of what we are observing with the national Government. This is something that will help us at least keep tabs and know the true and actual potential of a particular county. To have a conversation on Division of Revenue without putting an equal demand for counties to find ways in which they can collect the intended revenue--- We have recently passed the National Rating Bill, so that we standardize payment of land rates, which is the leading source of own source revenue for nearly all our counties. We have equally passed the County Licensing (Uniform Procedures) Bill, so that we ensure that our counties have a standardized way of collecting revenue. If it becomes impossible, then I shall challenge my colleagues to think of a way of developing a standard system that is applicable to all the 47 counties, instead of having governors or county governments with different methods of raising revenue. That is our duty because we can legislate. We are the only body that can make national law that is applicable to all our 47 counties. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I agree with the comments of my colleagues. I know many Senators want to contribute to this Bill. Therefore, I do not intend to be long with my comments, so that I also get a chance to listen to the wisdom of the committee and colleague Senators on what they have to say on this Division of Revenue Bill. A final request. If possible, I request colleagues that we debate and conclude this exercise on Second Reading today. However, if there will be many colleagues who want to speak on it, then we will have to carry on until Tuesday, next week, because it is an important Bill. I do not see how you can be a Senator and not have a say on the annual Division of Revenue Bill. Kindly say as much as you can. 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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