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    "id": 357624,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/357624/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Sambu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 137,
        "legal_name": "Alfred B. Wekesa Sambu",
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    "content": "So, you cannot, in the first place, give the counties Kshs198 billion and at the same time, tell them that out of that, they have Kshs43 billion as conditional allocation. That should be separate according to the Constitution. Secondly, when you say that the revenue “shortfall” below the threshold set by the Cabinet Secretary will be shared between the national and the county governments, the term “shortfall”, should be explained. When we were making the Constitution and coming up with a formula, we wanted to ensure that we can predict accurately the revenue to accrue to the counties. But when you subject the revenue to the counties to variation from one point in time to another, a governor may not be sure what to do. He might think that he does not know that maybe he will receive less. As far as we are concerned, the amount is based on measurable figures. One measurable figure is that it is based on the actual audited accounts of the previous year. In this particular case, the amount is based on the 2010/2011 audited accounts. That is where the figure comes from. So, you cannot come up with something which cannot be predicted. The governors in the various counties may not be sure what to do with their plans. We must give them an element of comfort in that they are sure that the amounts going to them can be predicted."
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