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"speaker_name": "Kiharu, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Ndindi Nyoro",
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"content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I also thank Hon. Naomi Waqo for moving that amendment. The initial amount designated for counties as shareable revenue was Ksh400.1 billion. We amended that figure to Ksh380 billion in this House. When we presented it to the Senate, they suggested returning to a figure close to the original amount of Ksh400.1 billion. After further mediation, we reached a consensus on Ksh387 billion. The current Division of Revenue Bill, which the President signed yesterday, reflects this figure of Ksh387 billion. This amendment aims to align that amount with the County Allocation of Revenue Act. I would like to thank all the Members who participated in the earlier mediation process. Additionally, I want to emphasise that this House fully supports devolution. The matter we are discussing concerns the allocation of scarce resources. We are committed to allocating more resources to our counties, and the County Government’s Additional Allocation Bill is now under consideration at the mediation stage. In support of devolution, the Ksh387 billion represents 24.4 per cent of the 15 per cent constitutional threshold. We are just nine percentage points away from meeting this threshold. I support the amendment."
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