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    "id": 868787,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipkelion East, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joseph Limo",
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Kirui Limo",
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    "content": "implementation is made easier. At the same time, it is meant to bring in county governments into the right perspective because the PFM Act of 2012 was before county governments came into place. Therefore, there are a lot of challenges in terms of implementation. This Bill is, therefore, trying to harmonise what is happening in the national Government with what is happening in county governments and bring sanity in financial management. I wish to also thank the Office of the Speaker and that of the Clerk for the support they gave us when we were processing the Bill and during public participation. I also thank the Members of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning because they put in a lot of effort into processing this Bill especially during public participation. We did public participation on this Bill and when we invited members of the public to respond, the main stakeholders who appeared before us included the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK). I wish to thank them because they have worked closely with the National Assembly especially on Bills that touch on finance. We had other bodies which normally revolve around the counties, namely, the Society of the Clerks at the Table (SOCAT) in Kenya. This body brings together all county assemblies Clerks at the Table to participate on issues touching on county governments. We also had the County Assemblies Forum (CAF), which brings together all county assembly speakers. They came before us. The Council of Governors (CoG) also participated. We also had the participation of the Institute of Public Finance and our own National Treasury. During the public participation, the institutions had a lot of comments concerning the amendments which are being proposed, both in support and in opposing. As usual, what normally happens is that when an amendment affects the areas of operations of county governments, whether for the good of the country or not, people will normally want to have some sense of comfort. That means they want to maintain the"
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