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    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, thank you very much. One needs to have a sense of tolerance. It is a virtue. The Division of Revenue Bill, 2017 is prepared in accordance with Articles 202, 203 and 218 of the Constitution. It provides for the sharing of the revenue raised nationally. The manner of doing so is provided by law. The timelines provided for the process are contained in this Bill. It is a culmination of a resolution that was adopted by this House when we passed the Budget Policy Statement of 2017. It is worth noting that the sharable revenue for 2017/2018 is Ksh1.549 trillion divided as follows: The national Government, Kshs1.238 trillion; and the Equalisation Fund, Kshs7.7 billion. Regarding the Equalisation Fund, Members have submitted projects. Administration of the Equalisation Fund is a function of the national Government, according to the Constitution; unless the national Government chooses to share it with the county governments through disbursement of money to the later in the form of conditional grant. The problem with my colleague is that he wants the Equalisation Fund managed in the manner we manage the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF). Administration of the Equalisation Fund is not your function. It is the priorities given by various departments within the national Government, in consultation with the leadership that is considered. The money is directed to specific areas, including electricity, water and roads. The Equalisation Fund is not like the NG- CDF. It is a different Fund that is supposed to be managed by the national Government. I said that tolerance is a virtue. In my religion, we say that patience makes you to be closer to God. If you belonged to my faith, I would have told you that if you are patient and tolerant, you will always be near the gates of Heaven. Since we profess religions which are closely related in terms of their philosophies, I hope the same teaching is found in the Christian faith. Let me come to the various challenges facing the county governments. The amount of money that we are giving to the county governments this financial year, out of the shareable revenue, is Kshs303.3 billion. Out of that, Kshs291 billion is the equitable share while Kshs12.2 billion is the conditional grant and this includes money for the leasing of the medical equipment, compensation for the user foregone fees, and allocations which we give directly to Level 5 hospitals. There is an element in this year’s Division of Revenue Bill, which is the construction of county headquarters in five counties. There is also provision for the rehabilitation of village polytechnics. 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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