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"content": "will be penalized and somebody has to pay. Again, that is another thing for which we should be alert, so that we do not, at this early stage in our development under the new Constitution, stop people from challenging issues. People are still stuck in the old where Nairobi is the place where all the decisions are done and where the Treasury knows everything. That is why they are introducing these new terminologies like âharmlessâ. Where does that come in? The formula is very clear. The CRA has set the formula. They have brought the revenue to be shared. It has been passed in this Parliament and we know what each county should get. So, if you bring in a lot of other things and you remove Kshs31 billion that, in my opinion, is not acceptable. If for some reason a county is not able to utilize that money, knowing how long it takes to release this money, should this money be lost? I am of the view that once money is allocated to a county, like the CDF, it should remain allocated until such time that they use it. It is very easy for the bureaucrats to kill devolution by not releasing the money because of one excuse or another. Once the financial year is over, the money is lost for that year. So, the other thing that we should add here is that once we pass this Bill and the money is allocated to a certain county, even if it takes two years for them to spend the money, that money remains for that county."
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