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    "id": 1549925,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1549925/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Teso South UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mary Emaase",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. It is a very important Bill that provides for the equitable share between the two levels of government; the national and county governments. The total sharable revenue this year is Ksh2.8 trillion. The national Government will receive Ksh2.4 trillion, the Equalization Fund will receive Ksh10.5 billion and the county governments will receive Ksh405 billion, which constitutes 25.79 per cent of the total shareable revenue. This Bill is prepared in accordance with Articles 218(2)(b) and 203(1) of the Constitution. In analysing and determining those amounts, the Bill takes into consideration the national interests and the national debt. We know that for every Ksh10 that we collect, Ksh6 goes towards repayment of our national debt. The Bill also takes into consideration national obligations and the needs of the disadvantaged in the society. It is my hope that we shall not end up in the Mediation Committee as it has been the trend in the past. Both levels of government need to appreciate the challenges in terms of the revenue that is estimated and the shortfalls in the revenue that is collected. We have to live within our means so that we are realistic with our demands for additional allocations to what has already been proposed by the Budget Committee. County governments must learn to utilise money efficiently and effectively for the intended purposes, and for the benefit of the people they represent. I support. Thank you."
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