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    "id": 430107,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ng’ongo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 110,
        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "transfers also to the county governments. If you look at our BPS, there is indicative transfer and I would plead with this House. I know this was a decision that was taken by my Committee but I think what the governors and the county governments have been asking for; Kshs238 billion, I think is something that we may need to consider when we are doing the Division of Revenue Bill so that we do not starve our counties of resources because the counties need to cost their functions. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the other aspect that needs to be addressed is the fiscal responsibility principles and financial objectives over the medium term including limits on total annual debt which I think has been of serious concern to this country. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, looking through the BPS of 2014 which is the one that we are considering to date, the areas mentioned above have actually been captured, however there was no or limited public participation as is required by the Constitution. This is a constitutional requirement as per Article 12 and I would urge the Treasury to ensure that in future all those bodies that are required to be consulted including the public as spelt out in Section 25 of the PFM Act are actually consulted."
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