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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to second the Division of Revenue Bill, 2025."
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"content": "I would like to start by appreciating the Senate Majority Leader because I have been keen on the submissions that he highlighted. I would also like to appreciate all the stakeholders that walked with us on this annual discussion on division of revenue, led by the Council of Governors (CoG) Chairperson, that is Governor Ahmed of Wajir County; the National Treasury, led by the Cabinet Secretary himself, Hon. Mbadi; and the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) who we have worked closely. Apart from the issue of division of revenue, we have also worked with them on the upcoming formula that we look forward to discuss on Thursday."
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"content": "Others included the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK), Bajeti Hub, the County Assemblies Forum (CAF), Kenya Devolution Civil Society Working Group (KDCWG) and the Coast Civil Society Networks for Human Rights (CCSNHR). It is important to state all these stakeholders because it is based on their views that we make recommendations to this House. It is a process to engage these key stakeholders on the different areas that we focus on."
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"content": "The Bill indicates the projected revenue for the financial year 2025/2026 as Kshs2.8 trillion. However, when the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "Economic Planning appeared before the committee, he indicated a revised downward projection from Kshs2.8 to Kshs2.756 trillion. That is the downward projected revenue that the Cabinet Secretary indicated to the committee when he appeared."
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"content": "From Kshs2.8 to Kshs2.756 trillion, of course other figures will change. The National Treasury and the National Assembly’s Budget and Appropriations Committee proposed Kshs405 billion as counties equitable share. That is different from what we proposed which I will indicate shortly."
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"content": "The Bill also indicates that the proposed counties equitable share is 25.79 per cent of the most recent audited financial reports. I want to emphasise on this because as a committee, we have been pushing the National Assembly Committee on Finance and National Planning to approve because the Constitution is clear in terms of using the last audited reports. If audited reports are not approved, then it becomes difficult, but that was done. That amount is Kshs1.5 trillion."
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"content": "Based on Kshs1.5 trillion, then the percentage of the equitable share increases to 21 per cent. The required is 15 per cent. With the last audited reports of the financial year 2020/2021 having been approved, the amount is Kshs1.5 trillion, which is about 21 per cent. Therefore, it meets the required threshold of 15 per cent."
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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, having said that, Article 204 of the Constitution is quite clear on establishing what we call the Equalisation Fund. It states that one half per cent of all the revenue collected by the national Government each year shall be paid into that."
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"content": "We have raised issues of the Equalisation Fund on the Floor of this House. That is a matter that is important for all the counties. There have been arrears to the Equalisation Fund. I have tabled before this House what has been remitted by the National Treasury and where we are as far as deficits are concerned. They should not confuse that the Equalisation Fund is also part of the equitable share."
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