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    "id": 960964,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/960964/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mohammed Maalim Mahamud",
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    "content": "they are drawing money. Therefore, we must address ourselves on this matter and find a way. The law has not foreseen a situation like this. In the event that a delay is occasioned on the Appropriation Act of the counties, they can withdraw money from their County Revenue Fund (CRF), under Section 134 of Public Finance Management Act. However, we are not yet there. There is a big problem and this House should pronounce itself on this matter. It should urge the National Treasury to administratively provide for the counties, so that they continue to provide services to the people of Kenya in the interim period. Hopefully, we will go to mediation again with the National Assembly. Before the enactment of the Division of Revenue Act, County Allocation of Revenue Act and the Appropriation Act, counties should be supported and given some funding through an administrative process. This is not the first time this will happen; precedence was set in the Financial Year 2014/2015. When there was delay in the enactment of the Division of Revenue Act, some administrative mechanism was put in place and counties were allowed to access funds. We are now facing a crisis that must be dealt with."
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