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    "content": "Treasury is that, the figures that the CRA was working on and their proposals may not have been in accordance with the criterion set out in Article 203(1) in terms of giving out allocations. That has been harmonized. I want to give an assurance to this House that the entire process of allocating funds between the national government and county governments provided for under Article 203(1) has been met fully. Thirdly, the allocation of Kshs210 billion to the counties meets the constitutional and legal requirements because the allocation is consistent with the balanced fiscal framework as set out in the Budget Policy Statement submitted to Parliament in April 2013. Therefore, this complies with the fiscal responsibility principles set out in the Public Finance Management Act of 2012. In a nutshell, we are presenting to this House a Bill which complies with the Constitution of our country, over and above what the Constitution requires. We are also bringing; before this House, a Bill which complies with other legislations, in particular, the Public Finance Management Act of 2012. We are also presenting to this House a Bill which is a product of extreme or absolute consensus even before arriving before the Senate. That does not mean that Senators will not have a job to do. They will have a job to do because this House is not a rubber stamp. This House is there to do justice. The only request I will make to hon. Senators is that whatever suggestions, amendments and variations we suggest must be governed by an understanding that the Jubilee Government has gone overboard, not only in creating consensus, but also in making very generous allocations. Secondly, I think we should also be guided by the national interests because we are here to protect national interests. Therefore, as much as we provide input and debate on this Bill, we should be guided by the national interest. I know that I have a lot of time, but I do not want to proceed further. I prefer that my time be taken up by a more qualified person in this subject matter because in the new order and scheme of doing things, Chairs of Committees are playing critical roles. When they come from the Majority side, we can say that technically, they are defacto Ministers because Cabinet Ministers no longer sit in the House. For the remaining time, I want the highlights be done by a more qualified person. With those remarks, I beg to move this Bill and request Sen. Billow Kerrow, Senator for Mandera and Chair of the Finance, Commerce and Economic Affairs Committee of the Senate to second this Bill."
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