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    "id": 984328,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/984328/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 373,
        "legal_name": "Mohammed Maalim Mahamud",
        "slug": "mohammed-mahamud"
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    "content": "The Bill proposes as follows- Shareable revenue estimated to be Kshs1,856.7 trillion is proposed to be shared as follows- (i) National Government, KShs1.533.1 trillion, of which, Kshs13.7 billion is given to counties as conditional allocations as shown below: (a) leasing of equipment - Kshs6.205 billion; (b) compensation for user-fees forgone - Kshs900 million; (c) Level 5 hospitals - Kshs4.326 million; (d) supplement for construction of county headquarters - Kshs300 million; and, (e) rehabilitation of youth polytechnics - Kshs2 billion. (ii) County Equitable Share - Kshs3.165 billion (iii)Equalization Fund - Kshs6.78 billion. (iv) Road Maintenance Fuel Levy Fund - Kshs9.43 billion. (v) Additional Conditional allocations (loans and grants from development partners) - Kshs30.2 billion. Aware of the prevailing economic conditions arising from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is predictable that the performance of the national revenue may be poor. Cognizant of that, the Financial Year 2020/21 Equitable Share may not grow from the previous year’s allocation. The Committee’s proposal for Equitable Share for the Financial Year 2020/21 is Kshs316.5 billion as provided in the Bill by the National Assembly. Mr. Speaker, Sir, aware that the guidelines for the implementation of the Equalization Fund were quashed by the High Court of Kenya, the National Treasury should expeditiously establish a framework through which the fund can be disbursed in the counties as conditional grants. We can sustain it in that direction because funds from the fund have not been utilized for a long time. The National Assembly has its own ideas, but I think the court quashed that proposal. We need the National Treasury to move forward, so that a framework can be established Clause 4(2) and 3 of the Bill introduces a new dimension on sharing revenue between the two layers of government. As the Senate is aware, Nairobi City County Government, pursuant to Article 187(2) of the Constitution, transferred four of its 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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