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    "content": "with that issue, by the time we amend the Division of Revenue Bill as proposed by the Chairman, they will tell us that we cannot touch it. That is something that must be resolved quickly. On the question of the allowances that have been given to our colleagues in the county assemblies, it surprised us that the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) thought that they would put a budget for 10.5 months as opposed to 12 months. I want to wind up by saying that we spend a lot of time and particularly the Committee on Finance and Budget scrutinising and checking details from the CRA. I can see the Council of Governors (CoG) appearing both in the Division of Revenue Act and in the CARA. I want to repeat that public funds must be spent prudently. Governors must answer to the questions on expenditure. The County Public Accounts and Investments Committee (CPAIC) will do us well by finding counties that have not spend money well either to be surcharged or we stop allocating them funds. I am glad that the court jailed some people for corruption. We want to see county officials including governors and chief officers, especially those in finance departments going to jail for imprudent use of public funds. That is what I would like to see because there are many people who think that devolution must be given a bad name because governors are misusing funds. Like they say, we need to give a dog a bad name and hang him. I am glad and I pray that these funds will be disbursed in time and that this Senate will continue with its work. It is true we are not allocating enough funds to counties because we still use the 2013/2014 audits. As we do so, we need to know that we are not doing enough but we can do better. I thank you."
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