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    "id": 379634,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Billow",
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        "legal_name": "Billow Adan Kerrow",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Sir. I thank Sen. Kagwe because he has explained that point. We are talking about Kshs210 billion and the total monthly remittances are about or less than Kshs18 billion per month. We are talking about public revenues of about Kshs1trillion in a year. Therefore, the amount that they collect is more than two to three times that amount. We have discussed with them and they are in agreement that that they prefer this mode of payment. It is also easier for the counties to get monthly cash flows than quarterly. The other thing that the Senator for Kakamega raised is about the Kshs43 billion. These amendment were done on the Division of Revenue Bill if you can remember and was reversed but Kshs20 billion was retained. An amount of Kshs3.6 billion was retained for Level Five Hospitals and Kshs16.5 billion for donor funded projects. The rest of the money was shared out using the sharable revenue formula that is under Schedule A. So, that is why the figures are more with regard to the sharable revenue than they are in the Bill for each county. That money was shared using that formula. This was meant for what they call “holding counties harmless”. However, it was felt that paying a county money specific to that county that was not there would create a situation where some counties would complain that there is no equitable distribution of funds. The money was shared using that formula. I request Members to approve these amendments. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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