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    "content": "we argue over and over again as to how we should get more money so that functions at the counties can be implemented. We never come to a conclusion because we are told that the money is not enough. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, what I was imploring the Members to do is to imagine those counties whose economy can expand. If they are going to expand, they must expand through stimulation. The stimulant is what you give to the residents of that county. If the residents are going to be stimulated by an overdose of revenue, be it in the collection or by generation, then we should go for the increase so that we have more money which can be shared among the counties. In this case, I have a point in Kirinyaga, for example, which gets almost Kshs4 billion whereas the others get Kshs9 billion. If we consider the amount of money that Kirinyaga collects and remits to Treasury, it could be more than what they are given as their shareable revenue. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in this case, we are trying to argue that even when counties continue producing, they should be given a carrot so that they can continue to generate more income. That is what this amendment is all about. It is one way of trying to collect more revenue, I am sure we are going to get more money to share with other counties that cannot collect. I am of the view that we increase from 13 per cent to an agreed amount of percentage but the figure should not be seen like it is static even after three or four years when we are talking about the growth. It should be seen like it is moving and this is what the amendment is all about. Is should not be so conservative that even when the other counties are doing well, they should not be allowed to grow. We need to have more money to build more dams, to encourage infrastructure, to pay our Early Childhood Development (ECDE) teachers and to put up generators. When that happens, we are going to have more money spent. That is what we are going for so that we can have more money generated and paid to the counties. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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