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    "id": 813509,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mohammed Maalim Mahamud",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order 46(2)(d), I rise to make a statement on a matter that has been before the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Budget regarding disbursement of county governments’ equitable share of revenue for the Financial year 2017/2018. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Division of Revenue Act, 2017 was debated and passed by the 2nd Senate on 16th June, 2017. Further, the County Allocation of Revenue Act, 2017 was also debated and passed on 16th June, 2017. The Act provided for a total of Kshs345,681,018,499 as follows:- (a) County equitable share - Kshs302 billion. (b) Conditional allocations from national revenue - Kshs12.205 billion. (c) Conditional allocations from development partners and donors - Ksh. 31.476 billion This is the Allocation of Revenue Bill of 2017/2018 and not 2018/2019 which we were looking at. It was the Bill that was passed in the last financial year. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the very first business of the third Senate was to debate and approve the County Allocation of Revenue (Amendment) Bill, 2017 which was brought after the General Election. This was done on 9th November, 2017. The amendment was to align the County Allocation of Revenue Act, 2017 to the Division of Revenue Act, 2017. Thereafter, assent was granted to the amendment, after which, the Senate debated and approved the Cash Disbursement Schedule for the 2017/2018 Financial Year. This Schedule was a matter of debate in this House on Wednesday because there were delays to the counties. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the National Treasury in Gazette Notice No. 6277 dated 29th June, 2018 indicated that the county equitable share for 2017/2018 Financial Year was 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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