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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Pareno",
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        "legal_name": "Judith Ramaita Pareno",
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    "content": "The animals are kind of equal, because what I know is that they have very good breeds which they sell. Many of us have bought them. However, in that report, they had not disclosed this source of revenue. I would, therefore, like to see more accountability, not just for the disbursed funds, but also for own-source revenue. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Committee made very good observations. We observed that the County Allocation of Revenue Act (CARA) provides that the National Treasury shall transfer the money within seven days. This is one such aspect that we should check to ensure that it is done. If it is not done within the next seven days, we should be back on the Floor of this House to speak about it, lest it becomes just a song for us to pass this Schedule. The second thing that was observed by this Committee, which is very important and needs to be picked up, is that there is need to develop a policy framework on conditional grants. This means that we do not have a framework on which these conditional grants are operating. They are conditional on what terms and in which agreement. What details are there in these agreements? How do you have the criteria? Sometimes we wonder how we choose which counties benefit. What is the criteria? Is it not important to disclose this for transparency and accountability’s sake? This is one such observation that needs to be followed up. I am sure that we will be able to realize these budgets properly if we have disclosure of these agreements and their criteria. That way, The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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