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    "id": 799061,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Pareno",
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        "legal_name": "Judith Ramaita Pareno",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to celebrate my nomination to the Speaker’s Panel in style by talking about the pertinent issue of resource allocation to our counties. First, I thank the Speaker and leaders from both the Majority and Minority sides for resoundingly approving that I sit in the Speaker’s Panel. I am humbled by the submissions that were made as they were approving. I promise that I will live up to the expectations of total commitment to duty at all times. I thank you and the House for the approval. Coming to the Bill, the elephant in the room is no longer about disbursement. We are slowly increasing the amount that we are disbursing. What we should now be looking at is the oversight of these funds. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, before we started this session, this House asked for a disbursement Schedule. When we looked at it, we had allocated the revenue and indicated how much will go to each county, but three months to the end of the financial year, we had disbursed 33 per cent. We should then look at how we are transferring these funds, so that counties can function. The other key words that I am really excited about are “equitable share”. For the last period of devolution, we now have equitable share to our counties. I cannot imagine what was happening before devolution. This equitable share is a move in the right direction. Some of us are living that dream of getting an equal share of the national cake. At the end of the day, we are improving, having now reached the Kshs373 billion that is being allocated to counties. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am also happy that this Bill, as submitted by the Chairperson, is a product of consultation with the counties and the National Treasury. This is a good sign. We have had issues where the county assemblies have gone to court, 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"
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