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    "content": "ordinary and Appropriations-in-Aid (A-in-A), were short of Ksh220 billion. This is the debate I invite this House now. In light of that, we had to budget Ksh13 billion to National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) as carry-overs. We had to budget of over Ksh30 billion to our counties as carry-overs. We had to budget for Ksh21 to Ksh23 billion as carry- overs for pensions. What am I trying to say? The way the Governments should work is that by the fall of 30th June, Kenya operates under what we call T + 2. After two days, there should be no disbursement from the National Treasury for the previous year’s budget. That is what it means. However, we have already conducted public participation on some of these things like NG- CDF. You have gone through the long haul. There is no way that NG-CDF could have been denied this amount. Whether the year lapses or not, monies for pensions are not a problem of the pensioners. They had to be paid. This is the same with county governments. They have already made their budgets, which were approved by the county assemblies. They need the money. We are funding Ksh68 billion now, which is the money for the last financial year. As we all know, governments are run through time. Government is not in the business of wealth. It is always in the business of cash flow and revenue. Therefore, since you cannot run the Government through receivables, you cannot run it through assets. You only run it through money that is coming in and out. We have done one thing. In anticipation, we have a year where the revenue-raising measures do not measure up. What do we do as a country? We anticipate raising Ksh2.6 trillion in ordinary revenue this year. What happens when we go to 30th June next year and we have only raised Ksh2 trillion? What will happen? This is the debate I am inviting this House. We have suggested in our Report and this Bill that when there is a shortfall in revenue raising, the two levels of government must carry that burden proportionately. What happens? Even county governments usually project their revenue, but they have a shortfall many times. Is it a new thing? No."
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