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    "id": 1545888,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Abass",
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        "legal_name": "Abass Sheikh Mohamed",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. In the interest of time, I will be short. I want to join my colleagues in supporting the Bill. Unfortunately, this Bill is coming when you have only two months to use the money, and so much needs to be done. This is because our colleagues in the National Assembly feel that they have the authority to appropriate Bills the way they want. Both Houses have agreed upon the Bill. Unfortunately, we send different messages because of self-interest every time. This should end. I wish to return to the main points in the Bill, including the fuel levy. It is actually also a big problem. One thing is that the counties are supposed to take care of municipalities, towns, and all these places. The money given to Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) should go to even the counties. The National Assembly is mad about RMLF, but it should go back to them. They should draw the other money meant for KURA, which is in billions. It is the responsibility of the counties to take care of the municipalities, towns, and other areas within their jurisdictions. Secondly, the additional fund contains money that is actually borrowed from our donors, the World Bank and the government of the German Development Bank. These are loans. We keep on extending the approval of this Bill, and the interest on these loans keeps on accruing. The people of Kenya will pay the extra money because of undue delays made by the National Assembly. Therefore, we will not allow this kind of business next time. These two Houses must have a conversation on how best to handle this contentious issue. One thing we have seen is that the audited accounts that we are using to base our equitable shares are 2021. Our Auditor-General has tried her best, and the audited accounts now available are for the Financial Year 2023/2024. Therefore, all equitable shares must be based on the most recently audited accounts. This House must take note of that. If I come back to my county, my county is getting about Kshs83 million for this additional fund. The one other thing is the CAIPs. Wajir has done a wonderful job there. There are big houses coming up. However, the CAIPs in Wajir have no funds allocated. What will happen? Those buildings will be stalled. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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