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    "id": 1474429,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Oketch Gicheru",
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    "content": "The principle that is being proposed is that we delete Section 5 of the existing DORA. Section 5 of the existing DORA says that in terms or in case of shortfall in national revenue, the national Government shall take the entire amount. However, what is being proposed in the current clause is that there needs to be a share between the national Government and county government. This is a principle that we are rejecting as a committee and also personally because it will put us at a serious risk that, as a House, we will never participate in any conversations of DORA going forward in case of shortfall. I hope that Senator M. Kajwang’ is not confused. I am not addressing Sen. M. Kajwang’ directly. In Clause 4, we, as a committee, feel strongly that the numbers that we must go with are that the total share of revenue must be revised downwards, so that we reduce the burden on Kenyans. The downward number we are proposing is Kshs2.6 trillion. This is in tandem with what the National Treasury had adjusted to. So, Kshs2.631 trillion is what we will propose. Secondly, we believe that the national Government's share of that should be Kshs2.223 trillion. This means that in that schedule, we must maintain the county government’s share at Kshs400.1 billion. I will justify why this is important as I finish the schedule. On the schedule also we propose that the equalisation fund remains at Kshs8 billion. Now, for people such as my good friend, the Senator of Homa Bay, we are insisting on this Kshs400.1 billion simply because when we passed the DORA, financial year 2024/2025, we went through a mediation."
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