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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 373,
        "legal_name": "Mohammed Maalim Mahamud",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the event of shortfall of revenue, the Bill provides for what will happen in Clause 5. In the previous Bills, before this year, Clause 5(1) was that any shortfall of revenue as set out in the schedule, that shortfall shall be borne by the national Government to the extent of the threshold prescribed by the regulations by the Cabinet Secretary. This year, the national Treasury and the National Assembly in the Bill they have brought to us, have diluted that provision and now reads – “If the actual revenue raised nationally in the FY falls short of the expected revenue set out in the schedule, the shortfall shall be borne by the national Government to the extent of the threshold to be determined by the Cabinet Secretary.” So, the regulations have been moved and that is a determent because when the regulations are there, it requires the intervention of both Houses before it is passed. That is wrong. We, in the Committee are saying, no. we will revert to the clause that has been there from 2014 to 2015. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the mandate of raising national revenue – because we are sharing the national revenue raised nationally – falls squarely on the national Government. It has nothing to do with the people in the counties. Therefore, there is no reason why the national Treasury should punish them for shortfalls or non-collections of revenue. After all, we have questioned the national Treasury, where every year they project a lot of revenue yet they end up collecting little. The other issue which stakeholders have raised is the latest audited accounts as approved by the National Assembly, whereas the Office of the Auditor-General, we were told, has submitted reports of 2017/2018. We are still stuck in 2014/2015; a failure on the part of our sister House to do the job they are supposed to do. The Bill before us, therefore, needs to be amended. We recommend---."
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