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    "id": 554637,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon Wakhungu",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "principles of PFM are such that you cannot do a budget and yet you do not know how much money you will have. So, it is completely out of order for those governors who have gone ahead to do budget provisions not to know how much is coming to their counties. It is a critical prerequisite that the Division of Revenue Bill must be passed before you know how much is going to come to you and before you go to the budget- making process. We know very well that as we devolve resources, we also devolve corruption. When I was talking to some hon. Members here, some are reluctant to pass this extra Kshs 3.3 billion. It is my suggestion that we pass this because we do not want counties to be in problems. We want the governors to know that under Article 226 of the Constitution, whatever mess they are creating they are not off the hook. This is because the Constitution is very clear that in case you use money in an illegal manner, even if you get out of that office you will be surcharged. Their days are numbered. We know about the 40 days for a thief. So, not everything is lost. I want to request hon. Members to show that we are committed to devolution. We do not want people to say that the National Assembly is against devolution. We are not against devolution. We support it and we are requesting hon. Members to approve the Kshs3.3 billion. We do support it because it is statistically insignificant compared to the total revenue that we are supposed to collect. We support that and we ask them to use that money objectively. We will not spare them. For your information, we are assured that the Kshs.1 billion is there. Get another Kshs. 1 billion from the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) and another Kshs.1 billion from the Judiciary to cover the deficit. Thank you and I support."
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