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    "id": 677013,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1889,
        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "Looking at Clause 43 of the Bill which is proposing to insert Section 131(a) of the Act to provide for the process of approving expenditure before the Budget Estimates are approved by county assemblies, we hope governors will not take advantage of this clause. I am saying this as earlier speakers had mentioned. You find governors spending money on items that have not been approved by the county assemblies. This is where we must do a lot of checking. Clause 43, much as it is coming in to help during extraordinary challenges, we hope the governors will not take advantage and spend some money without the approval of the county assemblies. Clause 22 of the Bill proposes to amend Section 87 of the Act to align it with the rest of the revisions of making reference to the corporations. This is where we are going to have full disclosures when it comes to county revenue allocation. Before the new Constitution, and my friend Hon. Gikaria will agree with me because he worked in county councils and municipalities, there was a lot of money and levies that they were collecting, but right now, we do not hear of it. This is the money that governors are using. They collect the money and spend it in the way they want. This is where corruption is. We must put in a clause to ensure that there is full disclosure of the levies they are trying to collect. We are only focusing on the money that is coming through the division of revenue and the national Government. What about the money from the county? You will find that counties collect Kshs1 billion in revenue, but only disclose less than Kshs100 million in their books. Where does the rest of the money go? This is the source of corruption. We know that governors are arming themselves. They are moving all over bragging that they have all the billions when it comes to elections. I am worried for my colleagues who will The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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