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    "content": "Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Division of Revenue Bill, (National Assembly Bill No.1 of 2013), be now read a Second Time. This Bill was brought to this House after an agreement was struck between the National Treasury, the Commission for Revenue Allocation (CRA) and the Transition Authority (TA). After consultations, an allocation of an amount totaling to Kshs210 billion was arrived at. This amounts to 34.5 per cent of the most recent audited revenues. This allocation was given to the counties in accordance with the requirements of the Constitution. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to make a few comments regarding this Bill. Out of the Kshs210 billion that has been allocated to counties, Kshs190 billion constitutes the shareable revenue. This is equivalent to 31.2 per cent of the most recent audited revenues, approved by Parliament. These are revenues of 2010/2011, which was about Kshs608 billion. The Constitution requires that in allocating the shareable revenue, the most recent audited revenues approved by Parliament be used. That is why this was resorted to. This is more than twice the constitutional requirement of 15 per cent. As you can see this is a great effort by the Government to ensure that it discharges its obligations to support devolution, not just in theory, but also in practice. The Constitution says that “at least 15 per cent.” Here, we are talking about 31.2 per cent. This is something for hon. Senators to note and appreciate. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is a further Kshs20 billion that constitutes conditional allocations from the national Government. In accordance to Article 222 of the Constitution, the national Government may make conditional allocations. This has been done up to the tune of Kshs20 billion. This constitutes two segments; Kshs3.4 billion to support level five hospitals at the county level and a further Kshs16.6 billion in terms of loans and grants, which are commitments that the Government has entered into with donors for these purposes. Mr. Speaker, Sir, secondly, the allocation of Kshs210 billion includes both Recurrent and Development Expenditures. Again, this House should note and appreciate that the Constitution requires that the balance between Recurrent and Development The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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