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    "id": 1566204,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1566204/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kisang",
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    "content": "ensure there is equitable development across the country. That was the main reason the 2010 Constitution was passed. If you go through the Bill, the CRA gave that proposal for Kshs417 billion. The National Treasury gave Kshs405 billion. The National Treasury is basing their figure on the last audited accounts and approved by National Assembly, basically financial year 2020/2021. I wonder why the National Assembly is not helping the counties by ensuring they look at the audited accounts up to date. At worst, we should be basing the sharable of revenue on Financial Year 2022/2023. Otherwise we should be basing it on financial year 2023/2024. The current Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Planning was the Chairperson of the Public Account Committee (PAC) in National Assembly. We will not accept anything short of Kshs450 billion, so that our counties can progress. Madam Temporary Speaker, we also urge our colleagues in National Assembly that we fast-track looking at the last audited reports for the national Government. I think I agree with the Member who has said we have had this Constitution for the last15 years. The current Constitution was passed in August, 2010. This year August, it will be 15 years. Maybe it is high time that we audit the Constitution. The Senate should be the one approving the audited accounts. We will fast track because we have the interest of the counties. The National Assembly is not interested to disperse proper resources to counties. For that reason, they can drag their feet in passing the audited accounts. Madam Temporary Speaker, I know we have discussed the Equalization Fund that has been there for 12 years or so. Every year The National Treasury allocates resources. By end of the financial year, there is nothing that has been dispersed to the counties. This is because there is a fight between some ministries of national Government and also counties on who is supposed to do the actual implementation. I know that we discussed several issues in the last Parliament in the National Assembly. The Ministries of Water Minister and Roads wanted to implement some projects and eventually nothing happened. I believe the National Assembly wanted to extend the Equalization Fund by another 10 years or so, because I think the 20 years are lapsing soon. We need to put down our foot. I heard Sen. Eddy saying we already have Kshs26 billion in National Treasury. If there is Kshs26 billion plus Kshs9 billion, that is Kshs35 billion. Why are we not dispersing? Money in the budget is not money until exchequer is released. Where is the Kshs26 billion? Why can we not transfer it into an escrow account? We need to be alive to that and we call on the governors. There is a conversation to have a county integrated revenue management system by the Treasury and then there is conversation within the CoG to resist. Why are they resisting a system that will assist them to collect revenue? We were discussing in the County Public Investments and Special Funds Committee (CPIC) that when Nairobi City County implemented a new management revenue system, they raised revenue from Kshs10 billion to Kshs12 billion in a financial year. If they can get a system that is supported by the National Treasury---"
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