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    "id": 984386,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "The question we should perhaps ask ourselves is, when this Bill was first published, we did not have coronavirus situation in the country. When you look at the numbers, we have been told by none other than the Parliamentary Budget Office that the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is set to lose about Kshs1billion in tax collections per day. Ordinarily, KRA collects Kshs5 billion in a day. That means its revenues is about Kshs1.8 trillion. A loss of Kshs1 billion a day means that this country will not have the Kshs1.8 billion to share. Which means there is going to be a significant drop in ordinary revenue collection. I would be interested to know what the National Treasury said about the Division of Revenue Act (DORA). This is because Section 5(1) of the Bill says that the National Treasury or national Government shall bear the burden if there is a shortfall in revenue. We are going to have a serious crisis. We might find ourselves in the near future coming back to revise the division of revenue and supplementary adjustments to respond to the reality that this country finds itself in. The issue of Nairobi City County has been well prosecuted. The only thing I want to add is that we still have not given this country any direction or clarity when it comes to issues to do with policy and legislation. The other day, we saw people being transferred from the national Government to Nairobi City County Government as County Executive Committee (CEC) members and Chief Officers (COs). What is the role of the county assembly in their oversight and approval? Despite the tough times that we find ourselves in, the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations should be allowed to find an agile framework to consult and give direction to this country. As Sen. Orengo said, it has started with Nairobi City County and it will move to other counties. Many of us here are even wishing that the 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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