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    "id": 1504358,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiharu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ndindi Nyoro",
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    "content": "Division of Revenue Bill downwards. Any time there has been any variation, it has always been an enhancement of the allocated amounts. Therefore, the first question where we had to scratch our heads to get the answer was on the process we would use to arrive at the figure we ended up arriving at. I say so because the Division of Revenue Bill has to be in tandem with the County Allocation of Revenue Bill. Currently, the President has already sent a memorandum on the County Allocation of Revenue Bill. Therefore, we need to pronounce ourselves on that. That needs a two-thirds majority in order to pass in both Houses – the National Assembly and the Senate. First, we had to find a pathway. Even before we talked about the contents of the Bill, we needed to be sure that after the conclusion of the Mediation Committee, the pathway would be anchored in law and the documents that we had already passed. To cut a long story short, in terms of the pathway, the Mediation Committee Report that we are passing today has a figure of Ksh387 billion. In the last financial year, the shareable revenue to our counties was around Ksh385 billion. After what happened in the country in June, we amended that figure and approved an allocation of Ksh380 billion. It appears as if the counties are getting Ksh410 billion in the current budget. That is because there were carryovers of Ksh30 billion. Therefore, the shareable revenue of Ksh380 billion plus the Ksh30 billion carryovers currently reflect in the budget of Ksh410 billion. I say this so that Members can also appreciate the figure that we have and the modalities around it. However, the version of the Bill that we are passing today reflects a figure of Ksh387 billion. I beseech the House to pass it. This figure differs from the earlier passed amount in the Supplementary Budget, which was Ksh380 billion. The County Allocation of Revenue Act (CARA), which we forwarded to the President, initially proposed Ksh400.1 billion but was returned with a memorandum. To overturn this memorandum, both the National Assembly and the Senate need to pass it with a two-thirds majority. I want the Members to understand that, even after here, there is another process to follow."
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