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    "id": 469144,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Muthama",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 96,
        "legal_name": "Johnson Nduya Muthama",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to start by saying that I agree with those who have contributed before me. I just want to look at the Constitution and see what it tells me when it comes to the issue of allocation of funds. Article 96(3) says that the Senate determines the allocation of national revenue among counties as provided for in Article 217 and exercises oversight over national revenue allocated to the county governments. I just want to contain myself within this Article. The shareable total revenue in our country is Kshs920.4 billion. Out of this, what was proposed was Kshs154.8 billion. Then after pulling strings with a lot of pain, it was brought to Kshs190 billion. Looking at the allocation itself, it was supposed to be Kshs198.7 billion. Those who have spoken in support of the Government have indicated that the allocation is Kshs210 billion. That is not true. It is Kshs190 billion. Kshs20 billion are conditional funds that will remain with the Government. Madam Temporary Speaker, we must be law abiding citizens no matter what position we hold in this country. The Commission on Revenue Allocation was put in place within the laws of this country but the same commission is spending public funds to come up with Kshs238 billion. How it was sliced to Kshs190 billion nobody can tell. Any Government in the world that would want to be seen leading its citizens properly will consider and think about what the Government gives its citizens. So, when we went to the devolved system of government, every Kenyan believed that there will be equality. But if we have to go with Kshs190 billion, I want to assure you that 50 per cent of the counties will get less than what they have been expecting to get. Madam Temporary Speaker, the Jubilee Government is an amazing government. It is being indicated that Kshs317.2 billion of the Equalisation Fund has been allocated to 14 “marginalized counties” but they are not known. They have never been mentioned here. We are not being told if the 14 counties are Turkana or Lamu. It is blindly within the cover of a curtain. I think the Kshs317.2 billion Equalisation Fund has also been diverted to energy. Again, it is to the most marginalized counties which are 14 but they have never been mentioned. For the last 50 years of our Independence, what has killed 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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