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    "id": 531615,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Nyasuna",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Gladys Atieno Nyasuna",
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    "content": "In the last couple of weeks, we have debated the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) which has largely informed the Division of Revenue Bill. The points that we raised during the BPS still hold. So, we are just adding onto what was already raised. Increasing money going to the counties is a welcome move. We hope that we can even raise this further to 45 per cent, not just of the audited accounts, but of the Budget. We hope that we can have as much money as possible going to the counties. However, we also expect equal responsibility from the counties in terms of how they manage not just this share from the nationally raised revenue, but also monies that they raise from the counties themselves. There is a concern that has been severally raised by the public and the Senate; that the revenues being declared by counties now have reduced in comparison to what they were when they were just county councils. Therefore, even as we support to have more revenue allocated to counties, we are looking not just at the county governments but also the national Government that we can deal with issues of corruption. It is good to commend the Budget Office because they have produced a very good publication called: “ The Rise of the African Tiger ” It looks at us as an African Tiger rising but that being the case and the projections that they make, they raise issues of ensuring efficiency in public spending and enhancing our investment levels. These are issues that will make us rise. However, the issues of corruption that have been raised must be dealt with. I do not want to get there but as oversight bodies, Parliament, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and all other oversight bodies must ensure that we are putting our resources to the best public use."
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