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    "id": 271984,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Githae",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Nairobi Metropolitan Development",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 159,
        "legal_name": "Robinson Njeru Githae",
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    "content": "Clauses 46 to 61 provide for the responsibilities of the Cabinet Secretary and the National Government with respect to grants and loans, providing for the conditions in which grants can be received. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, clauses 62 to 65 establish the new public debt management office within the national Treasury and provides for specific responsibilities as part of implementing Government debt management. Clauses 66 to 74 provide for designation, responsibilities and accountability for Accounting Officers in both the National Government and county entities. Clauses 80 to 85 provide for stringent reporting requirements of the National Treasury and all national Government entities. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, clauses 86 to 91 provide additional requirements for State corporations and Government-linked corporations outside the establishing statutes and the State Corporation Act. Clauses 92 to 1 provide for termination and resolution of operational and financial problems in State organs and public entities. This gives effect to Articles 190 and 225 of the Constitution. Part IV replicates the provisions of part III with necessary adjustments in order to make provisions in the former part applicable to county governments. We are saying that what is good for the goose is good for the guarder and, therefore, what is good for the National Government is also good for the county Government. They are all at parity. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, clauses 102 to 108 provide for the responsibility of the county governments with respect to the public finance and the establishment of county treasuries as well as their functions and responsibilities. Clauses 109 to 115 provide for the establishment of the County Revenue Fund (CRF) for each county government in accordance with Article 207 of the Constitution. Clauses 117 and 118 provide for the development and submission of County Fiscal Strategy Paper and the County Budget Review. The procedure given by this Bill is so important as far as the preparation of budgets is concerned; both national and county. Preparation of budgets will start in August, particularly in the county governments, where upon the Executive member in charge of finance will issue a circular to all the departmental heads to prepare their budgets after which he consolidates the budget, take it to the county executive, it is then approved and taken to the County Assembly. Once that is approved, that will be the budget for the county government. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, clauses 125 to 134 sets out the stages in the budget process at the county level and assigns overall responsibility for the management of the process. Clause 137 provides for the establishment of county budget and economic fora as consultative fora in each county to discuss budget and economic matters. We said at the beginning that the main theme in this Bill is transparency and accountability. This, therefore, provides for the general public to give their input into the budget. The Budget henceforth, is not a secret matter for the Cabinet Secretary. It will be open. It will be"
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