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"content": "THE COUNTY PUBLIC FINANCE LAWS AMENDMENT BILL (Senate Bill no. 39 of 2023)"
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"content": " The Chairman, Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning. Proceed. Hon. Member, you are doing it on behalf of your Chair."
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"speaker_name": "Ainamoi, UDA",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move that, the County Public Finance Laws Amendment Bill (Senate Bill No. 39 of 2023), be now read a Second Time. This is a fairly simple Bill because we are seeking to maintain the County Assembly's financial autonomy by creating what the Bill is calling the County Assembly Fund. This Bill, as I have said, establishes the County Assembly Fund. It also defines the administration of the fund under Clause 5 and outlines what the fund will be able to support. Also, the monies that will be contained in the fund. It gives the Controller of Budget the power to check the account; the Bill refers to it as viewer rights to avoid corruption. What will happen is that for every County Assembly, they will create what we call the County Assembly Fund, and this fund will be maintained in the Central Bank of Kenya. The administrator of the fund shall be the County Assemblies Clerks, who can also designate another Member to be the accounting officer. Thirdly, no money in this account shall be withdrawn without the approval of the Controller of Budget. I think for a very long time, county assemblies have worked as appendices of the county governments and have no independence because the moment you rely on the person you oversight to give you money, you will not be doing your job properly because they will control you from behind through the financial disbursement. This Bill is a very progressive One, which will enable county assemblies to be more financially independent, allowing them to perform their duties effectively. Of course, the money will go to the county treasury, but in this Bill, we stipulate that the county treasury must, 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": "and not later than the 15th of every month, send the money to the county assembly fund for the purpose of county assembly accountability. If we pass this Bill, our county assemblies will be able to improve their oversight, representation, budget, and legislative roles. Therefore, I request that this House pass this Bill, making our county assemblies more independent. We are saying that even if the money is not used for one reason or another, that money shall remain in the county assembly fund for the purpose of which they have been budgeted. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I support and I ask Members to support."
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"content": " Do you mean you beg to move?"
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"content": " Yes, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move and ask the Hon. Members to support this Bill in order to support our county assemblies. I request my colleague, Hon. Irene Mayaka, to second."
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"content": " Yes, Hon. Irene Mayaka. You can proceed."
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