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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Musila",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand on a point of order seeking the Ruling of the Chair on a matter concerning the Equalisation Fund. This is not necessarily connected with the point of order that was raised by Sen.(Dr.) Khalwale, but it specifically concerns the Equilasation Fund. As you are aware, Article 204 (1) of the Constitution states:- “There is established an Equalisation Fund into which shall be paid one-half per cent of all the revenue collected by the national government each year calculated on the basis of the most recent audited accounts of revenue received, as approved by the National Assembly.” Article 215 of the Constitution also establishes the Commission on Revenue Allocation whose functions is to make recommendations, and I emphasize, “recommendations”, concerning the basis for the equitable sharing of revenue raised by and tabled by National Government. Article 216(5) further states as follows:- “The Commission shall submit its recommendations to the Senate, the National Assembly, the national executive, county assemblies and county executives.” In addition, I want to recall that Article 96 of our Constitution gives the role of the Senate as, among others, to determine the allocation of national revenue among counties. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am privy to information that the CRA determined that only 14 marginalised counties should benefit from the Equlisation Fund. To the best of my knowledge, this Senate never received recommendations from the CRA on the criteria 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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