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    "id": 641392,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Sen. Wamatangi needs to acquaint himself with how funds are released to counties. No funds can be released to counties unless they are approved by the Controller of Budget. Therefore, there is nothing about idle funds. The money that is in the County Revenue Fund has been approved and allocated already upon approval by the Controller of Budget. So, it is possible that your county has given out a contract but the contract or certificates have not been issued but the payment is due. Therefore, the Controller of Budget has approved the amount to go to the County Revenue Fund but it cannot be paid until a certificate is issued. Therefore, we must be clear that the National Treasury does not release money into any account unless it is approved by the Controller of Budget. So, it is not true to say that you must reconcile an account. That is not idle money. It has been properly allocated and approved. Therefore, that cannot be an excuse because the National Treasury knows that if there is Kshs300 million in any county account which has been approved for disbursement by the Controller of Budget, the county government cannot appropriate that amount to another cause which is not the one that is voted for by that county. Therefore, we must be clear that the delay that the counties are talking about is where a county has requisitioned for payment either on recurrent expense for salaries or on development budget for contractors. That is the delay we are talking about. There is no reason in law, 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"
}