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    "content": "recommendations come from the Commission on Revenue Authority (CRA), it will be in respect of both so that there is more money left for development. That is the essence of this amendment. It is not about targeting one arm of the Government or the other. Having said that, I want to thank the national Government for finding a temporary solution to provide funding to county governments because of the delay in the transfer that has been caused by the delay in passing this Bill. This is one of the Bills that are crucial in the release of money. We were not able to meet the timelines but the national Government was able to advance all the counties at least two months of the transfers on grounds that as soon as this Bill is passed into law, then it will be recovered. I want to urge Members to pass this amendment from the National Assembly on the date, so that we immediately have counties access money. Lastly, I want to mention that I am really worried as a Senator because of the fact that there is a dangerous trend that is emerging from the counties. This is a trend that seems to be coming from the county governors who are averse to accountability. They do not seem to appreciate accountability by the assemblies, the Senate or the audits by the Controller of Budget and the Auditor-General. That is something that should get the Senate worried. We are charged by the Constitution with the responsibility of representing counties. We must be worried because if there is no accountability, there is the risk that taxpayers will tomorrow stand up and say: “No, let us not have money going.” So, it is upon all of us to do whatever is in our ability to ensure that county governments account for all the resources that are transferred to them, courtesy of this law that we are enacting today. With those few remarks, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to second."
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