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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Prof.) Nyikal",
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    "content": "which often looks like it is a Budget Policy Statement for the national Government and not for the counties, which I do not think is right, we have not heard anything and that is the time the County Fiscal Strategy Paper is being prepared. My view is that there should be harmonisation between the two, so that there is a fairly good estimate or figure of what is expected for the county. It should not just be merely the CRA formula and the 15 per cent constitutional need. That can be possible because much earlier, there is a fairly detailed discussion at the Intergovernmental Economic and Budget Council (IBEC) that can feed into the Budget Policy Statement. I think that will help us. Secondly, as a country, even though we have county governments and the national Government, we are one country. At the grass root level, the services serve everybody. Therefore, there is need for more coordination in the duplication of funds at the county level. I will just give you two examples on where duplication can occur. For example, in the water sector, we have water boards that are still being financed from the national level and they have considerable amount of money. In agriculture, there is money that goes into irrigation and other services and there is money that also goes to agriculture at the county level. In health, you have just heard the issue of equipment. So, the Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat, which is being set up needs to take time and look at these details so that as we proceed with devolution, we find the finer moment that will make it smooth, well harmomised and the money is used efficiently."
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