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    "id": 1550597,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1550597/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Endebess, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand to second the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 4 of 2025) for the Second Reading. I thank the Chairperson for ably explaining the economics behind the Bill. The Committee looked at the Bill and listened to stakeholders, including CRA, CoG, ICPAK and others. Article 203 of the Constitution provides that a minimum of 15 per cent of the Budget should be allocated to county governments. The Ksh405.1 billion allocated amounts to 25.7 per cent of the last audited accounts for the 2020/2021 Financial Year. We are still using the same audited accounts, which is three years back. This calls for this House, particularly the Public Accounts Committee, to move with speed and make sure that we are up to date with audited and approved accounts. This amount might look small, but we should consider that KRA has not been able to meet the projected revenue figures. The national Government’s budget is often affected badly, and we have to pass a supplementary budget to rationalise expenditures. We think Ksh405.1 billion is a reasonable and achievable share for county governments."
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