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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the basis of that recommendation, the County Assemblies Forum challenged it in court and the ruling was made last month. In our report, among the things you will find is our Committee’s position on the ruling of the court. We will also be making a direction because the Controller of Budget will act on the resolution of the House. It is my hope that the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget will make appropriate directions regarding the ceiling based on whatever the rulings are. It is that resolution that will be made by this House which will go to the Controller of Budget. So, the decision will ultimately be made by this House come Thursday this week. Lastly, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to agree with what the Senate Minority Leader suggested earlier; that, even then, because there will be ceilings for the coming financial year, it is important that we have a Kamukunji to be addressed by both the Controller of Budget and the CRA on that matter so that Members are brought up to speed on the subject so that they can contribute actively. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to seek the indulgence of the Members to wait until Thursday this week and we will give them a report that, hopefully, will empower among - other things which you did not ask for, Sen. Hassan; to create financial independence so that the money will hit the account of the county assemblies directly from the Central Bank rather than go to the County Revenue Fund, and then they have to queue, because that is the way it is now. One of the challenges is because of Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) and so on, and so forth. So, we are addressing all that so that the money will go directly to them and it will not go to the County Revenue Fund. Thank you."
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