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    "id": 356651,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Katoo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Judah Katoo Ole-Metito",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Chairlady. I rarely differ with my good friend, hon. Mbadi, but on this one I think we are on different breath. I stand to oppose the amendment by hon. Sambu and urge my colleagues to oppose it for this reason; if you read the clause that hon. Sambu is trying to delete, it is for the interest of the counties. It says that in case there is a shortfall of the actual revenue the responsibility of ensuring that county governments still get what they had budgeted for rests with the National Government. If there is excess in actual collection, more than what had been budgeted for, the National Government should again share on pro rata basis that excess with a county government. That is what is in the Bill now. If you say that you delete that provision, then when the actual target for revenue collection has not been met as budgeted, it will leave the county government with no recourse to ensure that the budgeted priorities are met. I urge my colleagues to oppose that amendment and retain the original provision so that we leave our counties protected."
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