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    "id": 926442,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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        "legal_name": "Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah",
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    "content": "We have now republished this Bill with a new figure of Kshs316.5 billion shareable revenue to the county governments. The Committee in its evaluation of Article 203 of the Constitution has detailed how revenue will be shared between the national Government and county governments. Members will realise that from the projected ordinary revenue of Kshs1.877.176 billion, what is categorised as national interest under our Constitution is a figure of Kshs94.168 billion. A figure of about Kshs585.703 billion will go towards payment of public debt and other national obligations. This includes constitutional commissions, other statutory payments like pensions and other Government obligations which will gobble up a total of Kshs491.269 billion. For emergencies being the Contingency Fund and other emergencies, there is a figure of Kshs6.418 billion. The balance that will be shared between the two levels of Government is Kshs693.854 billion. Out of this figure Kshs330.411 million will go to county governments being the Kshs316.5 million that is the shareable revenue and a further Kshs13.911 million which will go to grants from the national Government. It is important to note that the Constitution provides for a minimum of 15 per cent of shareable revenue. What is in this Bill constitutes 30.5 per cent of the shareable revenue. Therefore, we are well above the threshold that has been set out in the Constitution. It is my prayer that Members will support this. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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