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    "id": 1427208,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kibwana",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 277,
        "legal_name": "Kibwana Kivutha",
        "slug": "kibwana-kivutha"
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    "content": "This will boost revenue collection by the county governments and ensure they realize their revenue targets. This Bill speaks to the collection of the county government's revenue and establishment of their own source revenue. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with your permission, I shall proceed to highlight the various provisions in this Bill. The proposed new section of Clause 2 of the Bill requires the county treasury in consultation with the National Treasury, to put in place a county revenue collection system. It requires that such a system that respects the distinctiveness of the two levels of Government be secure, effective, efficient, and transparent. Clause 3 of the Bill seeks to amend The Public Finance Management Act by inserting New Section 160 A, 160 B and 160 C. The proposed New Section 160 A intends to provide framework for collaboration between the county governments and the National Treasury in regard to the collection of revenue by counties. The proposed New Section 160 B, on the other hand, provides for reporting on the status of revenue collection at the county. It requires county treasury to report to the county assembly and submit copies of the reports to the Senate, the National Treasury and the Commission of Revenue Allocation on the status of the county revenue collection and performance. The proposed New Section 160C provides for the transfer of functions between the levels of Governments and how such functions shall be funded. It requires county assemblies to appropriate monies as may be required for the transferred functions. That amount shall not be less than the amount appropriated by the county assembly in the preceding financial year. Such monies shall be audited by Auditor-General, who shall prepare a special audits report on the performance of the entity to which a county government functions has been transferred to. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move and ask Sen. Faki to second, since he is a Member of the Finance and Budget Committee."
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