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    "content": "(5)THAT, the Speaker’s ruling observed that the Governor could not singlehandedly attempt to revise resolutions and approve budget documents which are required on the budget process, as it would defeat the whole purpose of the budget process contemplated under the Public Finance Management Act, that took almost 10 months to culminate into the Appropriation Bill. (6)THAT, the Governor has subsequently rejected the County Assembly’s position on his memorandum and has appeared on a vernacular station indicating that he will not sign the warrant required to release funds to Bomet County unless the Assembly considers and passes the changes proposed by his memorandum. (7)THAT, the Speaker has also appeared in local radio stations insisting that the Assembly’s position is that the Bomet County Appropriation Bill 2015 has become law. (8)THAT, the tone of the conversation around the budget issue, particularly on the Governor’s side, is becoming more combative and hostile. In fact, the Governor has resorted to lambasting Members of the County Assembly for the budget stalemate. (9)THAT, the Governor is deliberately misrepresenting the facts of the budget as passed by the Assembly in a manner that borders on inciting the public against the County Assembly; for example, the Governor is reported to have stated that the County Assembly wants to spend Ksh.113 million for the palatial home for the Speaker; funds which were meant for roads when, in fact, this is not the position as per the budget estimates passed by the Assembly. (10)THAT, it appears that neither the County Assembly nor the Governor will cede the hardline positions on the budget. (11)THAT, many people in the county are anxious about the budget particularly county staff who are worried as to timely remittances of the salaries for July, as most have taken loan facilities. (12) THAT, the general mood in Bomet is bound to get tense especially after the Governor’s decision to embark on holding several rallies across the county, heaping blame on the County Assembly for the budget process by telling the people that the Assembly wants to use the money for its own selfish gain. (13) THAT, both arms for the Bomet Government seem to have dug in their heels on the budget issues. (14) THAT, this is not the first time that the budget process is contentious and in fact, a court found the Bomet budget process for 2014/15 flawed in the case of Tyson Ng’etich and another"
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