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    "id": 1625561,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tabitha Mutinda",
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    "content": "Council of Governors (CoG). Remember, their proposal was Kshs536 billion. However, as a House, we have given Kshs28 billion as an increment. I would like to tell the governors that this is not their money. This money is not given to governors as individuals. It is given to the institution - the county which has structures and the Governor is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). It is prudent that with this increment, they should prioritize the issue of pending bills. We push a lot for them to have these increments and we also push for them to have timely disbursements. They should also do the needful and ensure that suppliers are paid and are paid on time. We have worked closely with the CRA and we continue working closely with them. They are the ones who submitted their first formula and we dug deeper into the formula they had presented. The County Assemblies Forum (CAF) have a structure and they have a body which we closely worked with. We also worked with the Institute of Public Finance (IPF), the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK), the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA Kenya), the Institute of Social Accountability (TISA) and the Budgeting Hub. These are institutions we worked closely with in order to ensure that we maximized when it came to matters public participation. Madam Temporary Speaker, the Committee, having considered the Bill and stakeholders’ submissions, we made several observations which included sharing of the revenue amongst the counties, the Kshs415 billion as per the two Schedules I have communicated on - The First Schedule, which is the fourth basis and the Second Schedule for the county assemblies. The overall ceiling to the counties assemblies has been enhanced by Kshs1.89 billion from the approved Kshs36.37 billion for the 2024/2025 Financial Year to Kshs38.26 billion proposed for the 2025/2026 Financial Year. The county executive ceilings as provided by the CRA reveal a significant shift from the previous financial year, with a Kshs10.3 billion decline. The CRA indicated that this was informed by the quantification and various expenditure needs. There are various expenditure needs that have also arisen, especially in the county assemblies due to time lapse. For instance, the HANSARD systems that have lapsed over the years and this needed to be put into the modern digital standards that are in place. Madam Temporary Speaker, as I conclude, I would want this Bill to be adopted. I also extend the same gratefulness to my Committee Members whom we work closely with. You will realize that our Bills at the Committee on Finance and Budget are timely Bills. I also appreciate because you have to re-adjust and re-arrange the Order Paper because of the timelines that we have as far as these Bills are concerned. There is also the secretariat who have worked closely with us as well as all the stakeholders I have mentioned. Madam Temporary Speaker, I request to call Sen. Cherarkey to second."
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