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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sang",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Stephen Kipyego Sang",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I support the amendment by the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget. Being one of the sponsors of this Bill, I appreciate the fact that 60 per cent towards development was an ambition. However, you will realize that if you look at Section 107 (2) (b) which we are now amending, you get a clearer picture. It reads:- “In managing the county government’s public finances, the County Treasury shall enforce the following fiscal responsibility principles- (b) over the medium term a minimum of 30 per cent of the county government’s budget shall be allocated to the development expenditure;” Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, that means that the 30 per cent we are talking about is in the medium term. Over the years and progressively, we hope that we can achieve 60 per cent. Therefore, as one of the sponsors of the Bill, I accept the recommendation of the Committee to amend and reduce that from 60 per cent to 40 per cent. However, the amendment being proposed by the Sen. Kagwe would actually defeat the entire purpose of the Bill. It would defeat the purpose because even if you look at the wordings of the Bill as it is right now, Section 107(2)(b) talks of, the medium term and a minimum of 30 per cent of the of the county government’s budget which shall be allocated to the development expenditure. Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, the amendment that Sen. Kagwe wants to bring, therefore, is not even an amendment to this amendment itself. Entirely, this is a new amendment that defeats, not only the amendment that is before us, but also the concept of allocating 30 per cent."
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