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    "id": 531551,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Otucho",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mary Emaase Otuch",
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    "content": "“The National Assembly – (a) determines the allocation of national revenue between the levels of government, as provided in Part 4 of Chapter Twelve; (b) appropriates funds for expenditure by the national government and other national State organs; and (c) exercises oversight over national revenue and its expenditure.” Hon. Speaker, it is therefore important to note that this financial year, both Houses of Parliament were involved in the processing of the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) which is the precursor of the Division of Revenue Bill that we shall be looking at today. In this regard, Sections 191 and 25(2) of the Public Finance Management Act, 2012, provide for legislative proposal on the division of revenue to be submitted to Parliament along with the BPS by 15th February every year. It is, therefore, important that the Executive endeavors to submit these documents much earlier to give both Houses sufficient time to process them. Hon. Speaker, the Budget and Appropriations Committee, as constituted now, has 51 Members. The Committee has held two meetings to look into the Division of Revenue Bill. We are grateful to the Members of Parliament who participated in the process for their due diligence and insightful input in making sure that Parliament fulfills its role provided under Article 95 of the Constitution. I would like to remind Members that ideally, the enactment of the Division of Revenue Bill should swiftly follow the approval of the Report on the BPS. This is in order to allow for the preparation of the subsequent documents in the budget process which take cue from the enactment of the Bill. I, therefore, urge this House to consider and approve this Bill in sufficient time to allow for preparation of the submission of Estimates by 30th of April this year. The Committee is grateful to the Office of the Speaker, the Clerk of the National Assembly and the Parliamentary Budget Office for their continuous and relentless support received and discharged by their mandate. It is, therefore, my pleasant undertaking, on behalf of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, to table this Report to this House. Hon. Speaker, the Committee took note of the resolutions on revenue sharing contained in the BPS Report as approved by this House on 17th March, 2015. In considering the BPS, this House observed several challenges experienced in the first two years of budget under devolution that hampered smooth Budget implementation at both county and national levels and resulted in suboptimal service delivery to citizens from the devolved units. Among these challenges are: Disputes on budgetary ceilings with national The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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