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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Githae",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Finance",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Robinson Njeru Githae",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that would have meant setting aside idle funds for the whole year waiting for the last four months. In my view, that would not have been very prudent management of scarce financial resources. Initially, the CRA was very clear in its mind that it had to do this on an annual basis. There is no quarterly or half yearly allocation. That is the point I was making because it talks of annual allocations. I will give you the practical difficulties. How do you purchase a quarter of a car for the last four months and say that three-quarters was for the previous year and this quarter is now for the last four months? That is not practical. What I have explained and I hope Members will see it, is that we need to be practical and move on with the business. The money that we are allocating each county is adequate for the four months. Why am I saying this? What will be done? The counties will start preparing themselves. The most important thing will be the budget. Secondly, we have to be practical. This money is already in the Budget because it was allocated to the Ministries which have already entered into certain contracts. Are you telling us that we stop development projects or what are you saying? I am explaining the purpose of this money which is sufficient and adequate for the four months. Going by the law, this Article talks about annual allocation and not quarterly, half-yearly or three- quarter allocation. It is the Treasury which says that counties must have money for the last four months."
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