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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to second the County Allocation of Revenue Bill. I am also a Member of this Committee. Most of the issues that have been raised by the Chairperson are issues that we agreed on with almost 100 per cent majority. Therefore, I will not be repeating them. However, I will raise three points. The first point is to debunk the claim by some people at the National Treasury and the elite politicians from the Jubilee Government, that this amount is equivalent to 43 per cent. It is not. This amount is equivalent to 23 per cent and not 43 per cent. It is important for the country to move along with us. That claim should not be allowed to persist. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the second point I would like to make is that looking at most counties and listening to the reports of the Controller of Budget and reading those of the Auditor-General, it appears as if many county governments are confusing the operations of the county governments with those of the CDF. There are many cases where governors drive around in the counties dishing out Kshs5 million or even Kshs10 million to High schools and technical institutions as if this is CDF money. We expect that county governments have strategic plans which indicate exactly what they want to fund. If they want to carry out a project, for instance, of Kshs100 million and the money is not available, they can phase the project in two financial years. If some governors think that they are presiding over the CDF, then they should do the honourable thing which is waiting to run for the position of a Member of Parliament. It is the only way they can continue dishing out cheques as they are doing. I want to condemn a practice that has taken place in Kakamega County; the county I represent. The Governor has given out Kshs600 million as Ward Development Fund (WDF). Each Member of County Assembly (MCA) is moving around the ward with Kshs10 million 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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