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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Members. This Statement is dated 29th June, 2016. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is a second Statement issued by the County Government of Kisumu. I already mentioned that it does not appear as if it is a response to the one of the Cabinet Secretary but it appears as if it is a primary response to the original question. By the receipt of the letter by the Clerk of the Senate, Mr. Jeremiah M. Nyegenye, we acknowledge the receipt of a copy of the question raised by a Member of the Senate on the above caption matter. We respond as follows:- (i) The County Government of Kisumu has failed to remit funds meant for Level 5 Hospital, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital, since the 2013/2014 Financial Year. They have annexed a copy of the bank statement at the hospital confirming receipt of funds. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I mentioned that the copy of the bank statement was not attached to the statement. I am reliably told that it will be sent. (ii) The County Government of Kisumu remitted a total of Kshs129, 556,429 to the facility in 2013/2014 Financial Year compared to the allocated revenue of Kshs395,636,480 during that year, leaving a balance of Kshs266,080,051. The county government could not remit the said Kshs266,080,051 because the same was part of the amount withheld by the National Treasury during that financial year as part of the salaries paid to the devolved staff before the payroll was devolved to the county. As a matter of fact, the National Treasury over-recovered the salaries paid by Kshs279,942,690.16 thus affecting the funds for both equitable share and the Level 5 hospital. Our demand for the release of the over recovery has not been honoured to date by the National Treasury. (See correspondence). I have not seen it. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, immediately the Kshs266,080,051 is received, it shall be transferred to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital. (iii) The amount allocated to the Level 5 Hospital during the 2014/2015 Financial Year was Kshs248,505,726.23 of which Kshs247,633,000.22 was transferred as scheduled below. It should be noted that the same facility has withheld funds of Kshs235million at the close of the 2014/2015 Financial Year which they will later transfer to them after the funds are released by the Controller of Budget. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I think that they are saying that they will release the funds later. The table is shown. (iv) The amount allocated to the Level 5 Hospital in the 2015/2016 Financial Year was Kshs338,616,571 and as the close of the financial year---"
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