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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Molo, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kuria Kimani",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that The Equalisation Fund (Administration) Bill No.14 of 2023 be now read a Second Time. Article 204 of our Constitution provides that: (1) There is established an Equalisation Fund into which shall be paid one half per cent of all the revenue collected by the national Government each year calculated on the basis of the most recent audited accounts of revenue received, as approved by the National Assembly. (2) The national Government shall use the Equalisation Fund only to provide basic services including water, roads, health facilities and electricity to marginalised areas to the extent necessary to bring the quality of those services in those areas to the level generally enjoyed by the rest of the nation so far as possible. Therefore, this Bill seeks to provide for the administrative structures for the management of the Equalisation Fund, as established under Article 204 of our Constitution. It establishes the Equalisation Fund Advisory Board. Additionally, the Bill also seeks to outline the structure and responsibilities of bodies or officials tasked with administering the Fund. This Bill will help provide basic services including water, roads, health facilities and electricity to the marginalised areas to the extent necessary so as to bring the quality of those services to the level that is generally enjoyed by the rest of the country. Clause 4 of the Bill seeks to provide for source of the funds. The Committee noted that there was a typographical error in the wording of what that Fund should consist of. We propose amendments to the clause to include the word ‘one half per cent’ of all the revenue collected by the national Government. Clause 6 seeks to establish the Advisory Board to the Equalisation Fund. The Committee noted that as currently constituted, the Bill requires representatives of persons nominated by the Senate. The Committee proposed deleting ‘the representation by an individual nominated by the Senate’ as this is averse to the separation of powers between the 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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