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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mulu",
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "I also need to thank the Members and the House leadership for discussing the Budget Policy Statement. That document informs the Division of Revenue Bill to almost 80 per cent in terms of content. One of the requirements is that the Division of Revenue Bill must provide an explanation where there is a deviation or a significant difference between what the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) has proposed and what has been finally agreed. When you look at Page 176 of this Bill, the CRA had proposed that the county governments get Kshs282.4 billion. What has been approved by this House falls far below the proposed amount. Therefore, this Bill has done what is required by the law, which is that they must provide the reasons for the division. That is very well captured in this Bill. We are within the law to explain where the differences are. Looking at this Bill, I realise that there is a bias to county governments in terms of resource allocation. Clause 5 says that if the actual revenue raised naturally in the financial year falls short of the expected revenue set out in the schedule, the shortfall shall be borne by the national Government. Where the revenue exists in terms of collection, then that money will be shared pro rata ."
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