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    "content": "control funds for county governments. We resisted that and came up with these laws. If you look at this provision, it is actually unconstitutional. Suppose in a financial year you give 15 per cent to the counties, based on audited accounts and approved by Parliament and in the course of the year there is a shortfall to the extent that you cannot realize 15 per cent, what happens? If we pass this Bill with this provision, we are allowing the Cabinet Secretary through rules and regulations to reduce allocations to counties below the constitutional threshold. This provision, if you want it to stay here, should be worded differently because it is not right to allow Cabinet Secretaries to be deciding when there is shortfall how much to give to the counties. That is what we have always wanted to resist. I would urge my colleagues, before you support this provision in the Bill and object or oppose the amendment by Hon. Sambu, we need to clearly understand. Do we really want to give the Cabinet Secretary power to be making decisions as to how much should go to the counties in the event that there is shortage in collection of revenue? Finally, hon. Chairlady, remember the percentage we are giving, the amounts you are allocating to county government is usually based on historical data, it is not based on estimates for that particular year. It is usually based on the last audited accounts. So, it is not based on the current financial year. You should not tie the amounts released to counts to the performance of that particular financial year. That is not what Kenyans wanted when they voted for this Constitution. So, I support hon. Sambu that this provision is unnecessary in this Bill and should be deleted. I support."
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