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    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang'",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we had this conversation about the role of the national Treasury in frustrating county governments. Every year, the national Treasury has been sending money to counties late; in this regard, to the Cash Disbursement Schedule that this House passes. There are cases, like this particular financial year, the national Treasury sent money to counties in July and yet the financial year ended in June. County governments use the cash basis accounting method and not the accrual method. When the national Treasury sends the money late in July, they force county governments to recognise that money as having come in the financial year that has closed. This is dishonesty by the national Treasury. When county governments make noise, the national Treasury will be very quick to publish a notice in the newspapers showing that they have sent money and go ahead and cheekily publish the amounts of money sitting in bank accounts of counties. We need to call out the national Treasury for this dishonesty. They need to disburse funds to county governments on time. We have made certain recommendations in the Report that is before the House."
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