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    "id": 1625991,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1625991/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Davis Chirchir",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport",
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    "content": " I actually thought we had finished, but let me go through this very quickly. (a) The Road Maintenance Levy is allocated in accordance with the criteria provided in the Kenya Roads Board Act, 1999 Section 6. From 2015-2016, 2020-2021, the road maintenance levy was allocated to the roads agencies, as tabulated in that table; 40 per cent to Kenya National Highway Authority (KENHA), 21.8 per cent to Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KERRA) and Kenya Urban had 10.2 per cent. County governments had 15 per cent. There was allocation which was special for emergencies and for disasters and which sat in the Cabinet Secretary’s office was at 10 percent, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) was at one percent and two percent for Kenya Roads Board (KRB), totaling 100 percent. Madam Temporary Speaker, effective July, 2021, the conditional RMLF allocation to counties was discontinued by the National Treasury including this allocation as part of the equitable share of revenue to counties. The 15 percent Road Maintenance Levy Fund allocation to counties therefore reverted to KeRRA and KURA because the RMLF is a conditional grant and a levy for maintaining roads. It can only be useful for roads. The County Government's Additional Allocation Bill, 2024 proposed to allocate Kshs10,5 billion from RMLF to the 47 counties in the Financial Year 2024/2025. A formula for determining the quantum allocation to each of the 47 counties was therefore The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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