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    "id": 533670,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Billow",
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        "legal_name": "Billow Adan Kerrow",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Standing Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget on the matter of Budget ceilings on Recurrent Expenditure for County Governments for the FY 2014/15, laid on the Table of the Senate on Thursday, 19th March, 2015. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is a very important matter because a number of county assemblies have raised concern about their cash flow and finances. At the same, the County Assemblies Forum (CAF) has appeared before our Senate Committee to express concern on the fact that this budget ceiling has impacted on them adversely and that a number of them have challenges of cash flow. They do not have adequate money to carry out their operations. As we speak, some county assemblies might be shutting down because they do not have adequate resources. I want to remind Members, briefly, of the circumstances under which this matter of the ceilings came. When the county governments came into being, there was concern The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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