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    "id": 1550603,
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    "speaker_name": "Kilifi North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Owen Baya",
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    "content": "align or deviate? They will also check whether the formula given by CRA was followed. These are important things. To avoid conflict with the Senate, I just hope and wish that this Committee looks at this Bill in those aspects so that we do not get into conflict. The criteria for determining the Equitable Share to each level of Government is exclusively provided for in Article 203. That is where it is anchored in the Constitution. The Equitable Share to county government is informed by the provisions of Article 203(2), where it is specified that for every financial year, the equitable share of the revenue raised nationally that is allocated to county governments shall be not less than 15 per cent most recent audited accounts of revenue. This speaks to what Hon. Atandi talked about. Which audited accounts are we using? I call upon the committees that audit accounts to ensure that we fast-track them so that we use the most recent audited accounts. This will enable us to have real time value for money. If the accounts are still behind, it means we are allocating the 2025 Budget on approved accounts of the Financial Year 2020/2021. We are five years behind. The watchdog committees that audit accounts must fast-track their work so that we are at par. We are dealing with a budget that is almost Ksh3 trillion. However, we are allocating counties' money based on a two-point or one-point-something trillion-dollar Budget. This is not fair for the development of this country and the national Government. The most important one is the Equalisation Fund. If we must achieve what the Division of Revenue Bill wants for this country, then the latest accounts must be used, not those for the Financial Year 2020/2021. The Chairpersons of audit or watchdog committees have a duty of care for this nation to ensure we use the most recent audited account. The Division of Revenue Bill 2025 was published on 12th March 2025 and read for the first time in the House on 14th March 2025. It was subsequently committed to the Budget and Appropriations Committee. We have their Report. In analysis, the projected total shareable revenue for the Financial Year 2025/2026 is Ksh2.8 trillion. That is where we are. Ordinary revenue has been depicting inconsistent growth over the year. Its performance surpassed targets in the financial year by around 8 per cent and 21.9 per cent. In successive years, revenues fell short of targets by high margins, going beyond Ksh100 billion. Therefore, this Division of Revenue Bill requires everybody to work hard. The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) must work hard for us to realise the things that we want. The Ministry of National Treasury and Economic Planning must work hard to ensure payment of expenditures and disbursement of funds. Today, one of the most important things that will come in the Budget because the Division of Revenue has sailed through is the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF). Today, it is three months to the end of the financial year, but we still do not have money. Somebody is probably not looking at the figures and working hard enough to ensure we get the available funds. Tomorrow, we will probably answer the question that Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu asked here yesterday. It will be disheartening to realise that we are still at Ksh14 billion in NG-CDF against a target that we must meet, yet we are coming to the end of the financial year."
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