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    "content": "possible and practical. So, what we have done is that from the Supplementary Estimates, we have allocated money enough for the four months. I was going to mention what is required for the four months. Remember we have said that the money that is there is adequate for the purpose. First of all, the governor will have to identify the county executive members. That will take time, at least, two weeks. After that has been done, they need to be approved by the county assemblies. That is going to take two weeks. After that, we shall have county plans being taken to the county assemblies for approval as required. That will take another two weeks. Then they will start preparation of the budget estimates based on the approved plans for the financial year 2013/2014. That will also take another two weeks. From there, we have the approval of county estimates of revenue and expenditure by the county executive committees under the chairmanship of the governors. That will take one week. We will then have adjustments as per the county executive committee approvals and submission of the budget estimates to the respective county assemblies for approval. That will take another one week. This clearly demonstrates that for those three months, what the county governments will be concerned with and they will be involved in is preparation of the Budget for the next financial year. I have followed exactly what hon. Martin Ogindo is saying. I have provided that. The first one is the revenue before we come to appropriation. I have provided that but for the following year. For this year, this august House approved the money already. It is there already. We have no revenue for this financial year because it is not possible. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, again if you look at it, it says, “annually” or every year and I am saying it is not possible to have a quarter of a Budget or a quarter of a car and that is what we are doing. We are simply giving a transfer or allocation to enable the county governments to perform the functions for the four months."
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