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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Billow",
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        "legal_name": "Billow Adan Kerrow",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to thank the Members for their contribution on that matter. I will take only a couple of minutes to clarify two or three items which I think are important. The first is to understand what the ceiling is about and the context in which the ceilings were brought in. The second is the status for the current financial year and the third is what we expect in the report of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget, when we submit it this coming Thursday, which is the day after tomorrow; not next year. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) that was passed by this House - and I want the Senator for Meru County, who talked about those leaflets, to pay attention – the BPS talked about the amount of money that will be allocated to the counties; Kshs258 billion. It talked about how that figure is made up and it will appear in the Division of Revenue Bill when it comes to this House. Part of that Division of Revenue Bill allocation to the counties is an amount that is actually set aside for new administrative structures in the county, both in the executive and assembly side. Last year, that amount was Kshs30 billion. The question then is, out of that Kshs30 billion for the new administrative structures, how much should go to the assembly and how much should go to the executive? This year that amount is over Kshs40 billion. So, what happened is that CRA, under Article 216 of the Constitution, where they have the powers to, among other things; make recommendations on financial managements---"
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