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    "content": "In the Government of Kenya, we have had shortfalls in revenue for the last many years. I am repeating that we have a shortfall of Ksh200 billion this year. The national Government is carrying this burden alone. By national Government, I mean the Executive, Judiciary and Parliament. We have to bite the bullet. I am anticipating a period where we have a drastic fall in anticipated revenue, then we make the national Government carry the burden. They may end up not even being able to pay salaries. Why will this happen? Our development expenditure in this budget, which we passed the other day, is Ksh640 billion. What if we have a shortfall of Ksh640 billion as a country? Then, it means we are obligated to fund all the other levels of government, but the national Government will have a deficit in funding, even on personal emoluments. That is what we must think of as a House. When there is a shortfall, the two levels of government should carry the same burden at the same percentage. When there is a surplus, it should also be incorporated. The two levels of government should be considered, although we have not had a surplus in many years. That is the main highlight in this proposal. I know there are provisions of the Constitution which we had to sit down with our legal experts, but we decided that this debate must start. If it does not start, then we are living a lie as a country. With those many remarks, I want to buttress the point that we have also allocated over Ksh40 billion in conditional grants to our counties. We have done everything in support of devolution, as the Budget and Appropriations Committee. Beyond these resources, as I have said before, we have also appropriated Ksh44 billion in conditional grants. We have also appropriated Ksh8 billion for the Equalisation Fund, which is majorly supported and managed The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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