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    "id": 980466,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Seme, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal",
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    "content": "look carefully, what you tend to see is that the BPS is addressing to a large extent the national Government issues. You do not see a very clear link with county government issues. Therefore, it is so important. We have been accused sometimes that as Parliament, we do not want to give funds to the counties. At this moment, you get so many details which are coming from the national Government and a division which is already done on the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) recommendations and the 15 per cent rule without knowing exactly what is happening. Whereas that might not be our mandate, proper reading would guide us in some areas where we may question the money that has been left with the national Government and find a way of using it. This is an extremely important process. Maybe not this time but it may be important that during this process, we suspend the plenaries so that Members can sit in the committees and see what we are talking about. We have the power of the purse. You cannot have the power of the purse if you do not understand the process that goes into the purse. I support the suggestion that we suspend the plenaries so that we take time. First of all, the Committee understands. Then you now interact with the ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). It is then that you make a report that goes to the Budget and Appropriations Committee. The Committee needs more time than we have. That is an important point we should raise and look at it in future."
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