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"content": " Thank you for this opportunity. Firstly, I thank the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. I thank his Co-Chair in the Mediation Committee from the Senate, Hon. Murungi. I thank them for making sure mediation between the National Assembly and the Senate on the Division of Revenue Bill was successful. Historically, this is the first time monies to county governments hit Ksh400 billion. These monies are going to assist us in our county governments. As the national Government, we assure county governments that we support devolution. The President of the Republic of Kenya, Dr William Ruto, supports devolution. That is why we are smiling seeing the monies going to county governments. This money will go a long way in paying pending bills. Most county governments have many pending bills. The Ksh400.1 billion that is shareable revenue will pay the pending bills we owe most contractors and business people who do business with county governments. Most of them have lost their property and lives due to payment delays. County governments will be able to pay ECD teachers, employ more ECD teachers, and build more ECD classes. These monies will go a long way to ensure that county governments are able to put drugs in hospitals. We have seen that most of these hospitals do not have drugs and are not well equipped. These monies will assist in building more healthcare facilities and more Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 hospitals, together with dispensaries. We assure county governments that the national Government will assist them to handle all devolved The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"content": "functions effectively and prudently. Giving them enough money will make county roads motorable and our farmers will be able to take their produce to the markets. This will also go a long way in making sure that we are able to employ agricultural extension officers that are able to assist farmers in the village and that the national Government is able to further subsidise fertiliser. The national government has been able to subsidise fertiliser. County governments should also assist in making sure that the subsidised fertiliser is subsidise further."
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"content": "[The Temporary Speaker (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) left the Chair]"
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"content": "They should also make sure that the aggregation and industrial parks that we have started work and that farmers are assisted to get value addition. If we build industrial parks, farmers will get value addition on their products and produce. I support this Motion and thank the President of the Republic of Kenya, Dr William Ruto, for supporting devolution and making sure that county governments get enough money to enable them work efficiently and effectively. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I want to second this Motion. Thank you."
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"content": " Thank you. Members, before I propose the question, join me in welcoming students from Machakos Girls’ High School, who are seated in the Public Gallery. They are welcome to follow our proceedings today."
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"content": "The first person to have a bite at this cherry would be Hon. Atandi, for obvious reasons."
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"speaker_name": "Alego Usonga, ODM",
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"content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, thank you very much. I rise to support the Mediated Version of the Division of Revenue Bill which has been ably presented by my Chairman, Hon. Ndindi Nyoro. I was part of the mediation team that midwifed this Report, together with the team that represented the National Assembly, led by the Co-Chair, Hon. Ndindi and the other Co-Chair from the Senate, Hon. Kathuri Murungi from Meru County. This is one of the best reports that this House is going to pass. The amount of money we have allocated to counties has now passed the Ksh300 billion figure. This is a substantial amount which, if well utilised by the counties will enable us see development in the counties. As we discuss this Mediated Version of the Division of Revenue Bill, the shareable revenue to counties is not subject to supplementary budget. Even if the revenue forecast is not achieved, the money allocated to counties is never changed. Therefore, it is stable money and counties have no excuse. Whereas we are going to consider supplementary budgets in response to shortage in revenue, the money going to counties does not change. Secondly, there are some functions which have not been properly devolved and this is something that this House needs to take very seriously. Even as we pass budgets here, there are some functions that are still being held by the national Government against the Constitution. This is something that we need to really be serious about and ensure that all those functions which were constitutionally meant for counties are done by counties. If this is done, then we are not going to have conflict when sharing revenues vertically between national Government and county governments. The argument which has been advanced by governors and the Senate is that there are too many functions which we are still holding up here, which actually should go to counties. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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