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    "id": 937982,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/937982/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tiaty, KANU",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kassait Kamket",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13493,
        "legal_name": "William Kamket Kassait",
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    "content": "formula on how to implement the Equalisation Fund as provided for in the Constitution. I am aware that in that judgement, there is an error. I am also aware that there is a notice of appeal that has been done by the Attorney-General on some sections of the judgement that tries to revert the utilization of the Fund to the counties as provided for in the former policy. This Bill tries to simplify matters. The first characteristic of this Bill is to create a national board that is independent of the National Treasury. The Board shall consist of Kenyans appointed by the Cabinet Secretary for Treasury and approved by this Parliament. There shall be a chairman of the board, other board members and the Principal Secretaries (PSs) responsible for water, roads and health. That board is akin to the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NGCDF) Board, and boards of other running funds that we have in this country. The Bill further establishes local committees in each marginalised area identified by the Commission for Revenue Allocation (CRA). The local committees shall be identifying the projects to be funded by the Equalisation Fund. The situation we have had so far is that of the national board made up of about 20 PSs hiring helicopters to go and identify projects in the villages. From the reports we have had from the CRA, almost Kshs600 million was utilised to hire helicopters for PSs to go and identify projects in the villages. That approach has led to a lot of wastefulness and inefficiency and the board has been unable to meet because of the busy schedules of those government officials. Therefore, this Bill does a bottom-up approach as opposed to a top-down approach."
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