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    "id": 346681,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/346681/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Githae",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Finance",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 159,
        "legal_name": "Robinson Njeru Githae",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know why Mr. Duale does not want to understand. The Kshs6.8 billion, which has been allocated for the four months, is for wages and administration expenses; it is based on actual Estimates for personnel expense for each county. For example, the number of executive committee members in each county is not uniform; it depends on the number of wards represented. Therefore, the cost of administration and total wages will differ from county to county. Secondly, the Commission on Revenue Allocation claims that the allocation of Kshs6.8 billion is below the minimum of 15 per cent. This is actually incorrect. The total allocation to counties for the full financial year is Kshs185.6 billion, which translates to about Kshs15 billion per month. The allocations for four months would translate to about Kshs60 billion, which when compared to CRA’s proposals for allocation of Kshs30 billion means that the allocation is actually 200 per cent more than the proposed formula by CRA. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the mistake Mr. Duale is making is this: There is need to make a distinction between allocations and transfers. The constitutional provision of 15 per cent is in respect of allocations and not transfers. The CRA again is confusing the two"
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