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    "content": "The CRA in exercising that mandate did not pick a figure from the air. They had historical approach to costing which they laid out. They took the costs of devolved functions, costs of administration and county assemblies and the needs of the county executive committees. So, in effect, this, therefore, means that since we must fulfill the requirement of Article 203 of the Constitution first, then we should deduct a figure of Kshs53.502 billion from the allocation to the national Government which appears on part “a” as Kshs799.65 billion. If you reduce it, it will come to the figure Kshs747.148 billion. For the county allocation, instead of the figure Kshs226 billion, the figure will now be Kshs279.162 billion as recommended by CRA. We are saying that instead of using a negotiated figure, we will be using a figure that the CRA has already computed on the basis of Article 203(1) of the Constitution in invoking its jurisdiction under Article 216 of the Constitution. You may not be worried about this because in the national budget, there is a figure of Kshs78 billion which is described as miscellaneous and is not designated for any purpose. A reduction of that figure from the national Government will not cost any disaster. Since we are here to protect counties and look after the interests of the counties, it would be wrong for the Senate to assume the role of protecting the national Government as opposed to the county governments. I do not want to belabour this point. However, I think it will go terribly wrong on record that we abandoned our constitutional duties to give resources to the counties and taking care of the criteria laid down in Article 203 of the Constitution by letting counties function properly. With those remarks, I beg to move."
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