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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ainamoi, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Benjamin Lang’at",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move that, the County Public Finance Laws Amendment Bill (Senate Bill No. 39 of 2023), be now read a Second Time. This is a fairly simple Bill because we are seeking to maintain the County Assembly's financial autonomy by creating what the Bill is calling the County Assembly Fund. This Bill, as I have said, establishes the County Assembly Fund. It also defines the administration of the fund under Clause 5 and outlines what the fund will be able to support. Also, the monies that will be contained in the fund. It gives the Controller of Budget the power to check the account; the Bill refers to it as viewer rights to avoid corruption. What will happen is that for every County Assembly, they will create what we call the County Assembly Fund, and this fund will be maintained in the Central Bank of Kenya. The administrator of the fund shall be the County Assemblies Clerks, who can also designate another Member to be the accounting officer. Thirdly, no money in this account shall be withdrawn without the approval of the Controller of Budget. I think for a very long time, county assemblies have worked as appendices of the county governments and have no independence because the moment you rely on the person you oversight to give you money, you will not be doing your job properly because they will control you from behind through the financial disbursement. This Bill is a very progressive One, which will enable county assemblies to be more financially independent, allowing them to perform their duties effectively. Of course, the money will go to the county treasury, but in this Bill, we stipulate that the county treasury must, The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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