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    "content": "Constitution and for the inauguration of the devolution that all of us have been longing for. I commend and thank the Treasury, the Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC), professional bodies and, indeed, all Kenyans for contributing to the formulation of the generation revenue sharing formula. Above all, my heartfelt appreciation goes to the Commission for Revenue Allocation (CRA) for professionalism, non-partisanship and openness as the hallmark of the CRA. Without this, it would not have been possible to garner the overwhelming support which this landmark revenue sharing formula now enjoys. In my Statement, I would like to highlight a key feature of the revenue sharing formula and to discuss the way forward in building the devolved governance structure in our country. As important as it is, the passage of the formula is only the beginning of a long journey. A hard task is still ahead. The revenue sharing formula that the National Assembly adopted is fair, particularly to the Kenyans who reside in the hitherto marginalized areas. Once the functions are fully devolved in few years, even if the amount of sharable revenue does not increase, Isiolo, for example, will receive Kshs16,669 per resident per year. In contrast, Nairobi will receive Kshs3,236 per resident per year. Lamu, Marsabit, Tana River, Samburu, Turkana, Taita Taveta, Wajir and other marginalized counties will also get large amounts per resident. The process of making Kenya equal has begun. Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the country as whole, Turkana could receive more than Kshs8 billion per year, and Mandera nearly Kshs7 billion per year according to the formula adopted under the assumptions above. I believe that this will go along way in addressing the legitimate grievances of this and other marginalized counties. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I stated, the passage of the sharing formula is only the beginning. Actions are urgently needed to ensure that the counties will be able to access their fair share of the national revenue, as soon as the county governments are in place in the year 2013. First, the Transitional Authority must determine concretely each of the devolved functions that will be undertaken by the county governments from March to June 2013. In the second financial year, 2013 to 2014 and the third financial year 2014 to 2015, the Transitional Authority must then urgently gazette the devolved functions. This will provide the basis for determining the division of revenue between the national and county governments. The Ministry of Finance and the Commission on Revenue Allocation will need to know the devolved functions being undertaken for the purposes of the budget allocations. Secondly, it is necessary for the Minister for Finance to prepare and table the following Bills:- 1. Division of Revenue Bill. This Bill shall indicate the sharing of revenue raised nationally between the national Government and county governments. 2. The County Allocation of Revenue Bill. This Bill will show the sharing of revenue among county governments using the formula that was approved by the National Assembly yesterday. 3. The County Appropriation Bill. This Bill will authorize county governments to access the funds when they come into office on the 5th of March of next year."
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