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    "id": 563773,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Billow",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Billow Adan Kerrow",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am proceeding under Standing Order No.45(2)(a). This House will recall that last week we passed the County Allocation of Revenue Bill. In that Bill, there was an annex on the amount of budgetary allocation to the county assemblies, which is always referred to as budget ceilings. In fact, it is an allocation for the 47 county assemblies. The Public Financial Management Act (PFMA), Section 107 (2)(a), as amended by the County Allocation of Revenue Act 2014 provides that pursuant to Articles 201 and 216 of the Constitution, the CRA shall recommend to the Senate the budgetary ceilings on the recurrent expenditures of each level of the county governments and so they submitted to us a ceiling allocating approximately Kshs25 billion to the 47 county governments for their Recurrent Expenditure for 2015/2016. Consequently, the Committee received representations from the public, including the County Assemblies Forum (CAF), representing the 47 county assemblies. Based on those reviews, the Committee recommended to this House an increase in the allocation for 34 counties that requested additional money because they felt that the amounts allocated by the CRA in their recommendation was not adequate to finance the entire Recurrent Expenditure of the county assemblies. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you will recall that last year county assemblies had serious difficulties. In fact, they brought Motions to this House, including an attendance by representatives of the Speakers of the 47 counties. Many of the county assemblies were literally grinding to a halt because of lack of finances. This year, we asked the CRA to critically examine the expenditure structure of the county assemblies and give them adequate money so that they can carry out their mandate of oversight, representation and legislation effectively in the county assemblies. They went through that process and came up with that figure. On the basis of the needs and requests by the county assemblies, we felt to adjust that figure for 47 counties to bring the total figure to Kshs27 billion. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, a sum of Kshs47 billion allocated to 47 counties for their entire Recurrent Expenditure, including the salaries of all the employees, MCAs, the entire travel expenses and all their overheads; operations and maintenance of the 47 counties. This hon. House passed those amendments. We want to make it clear to the public that, indeed, that Kshs27 billion for the entire second arm of government in the counties known as the county assemblies for the entire Financial Year 2015/2016. Out of 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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