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"content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I join you and other colleagues in welcoming Meteitei High School in Tinderet Constituency in Nandi County. I know they have been privileged to have watched a Notice of Motion by Sen. 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": "Karen Nyamu and, of course, the reply to the Bill by Sen. Boni Khalwale who is, coincidentally, a neighbour to Nandi County. Meteitei High School is one of the best schools. After what yours truly went to Kapsabet Boys High School, which is one of the topmost. We are proud of the boys. I know we are doing a lot in that school in terms of infrastructure. I hope they grow to be brave and men of courage. It would be of interest that this school is situated in Tinderet Constituency where the vibrant and famous seven bearded sisters, Jean-Marie Seroney was the Member of Parliament. Coincidentally, Jean-Marie Seroney, for your information, was my grandfather. So, that constituency is one of the best and we are proud. I wish them well. Work hard; one day and one time, you will be able to sit in some of these leadership positions. We wish you well. Learn as much as you can. The future belongs to all of you. The only advantage you have over us is age. You are still young; you can make it. With that indulgence, thank you very much. I wish them all the best."
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"content": " Hon. Senators, as per the earlier ruling by the Speaker, we now move on to Order No.18."
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"content": "THE COUNTY GOVERNMENTS ADDITIONAL ALLOCATIONS (NO.2) BILL (SENATE BILL NO. 8 OF 2025)"
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"content": " Who is doing it for Majority Leader? Committee on Finance and Budget, please proceed."
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"content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to move the Bill at Order No.18, the County Governments Additional Allocations Bill, 2025. Since sometimes members of the public follow these proceedings, it is good for us to clarify to them what we mean by the County Governments Additional Allocation Bill. This is a Bill that provides for additional allocation of money to county governments. This money comes in two limbs."
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"content": "The first limb, the money is given conditionally and the other one is given unconditionally. Where it is given conditionally in this law, it means that the money must be spent on the specified reason for which the money has been given. Unconditionally, it means that you spend it as you like. Madam Temporary Speaker, I will give an example. Let us say the money realized from court fines. Once you realize that money, you are not obligated to spend it on a specific thing. It is money that has gone into the county revenue account and, therefore, you spend. However, the one which goes to the county revenue account as conditional, probably from proceeds of grants or loans, then it specifies that you shall use it for water or some other activity. 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": "Having said that, I would like to also clarify that additional allocations are strictly processed by my Committee, the Committee on Finance and Budget, congruent to your recommendations in this House, you debated and passed the Budget Policy Statement (BPO). These additional funds are specifically provided for in the Constitution; Article 202(2), Additional allocations are required for transfer of functions from the national Government to county governments pursuant to Article 87 of the Constitution and they are in form of loans and grants and are from development partners. Madam Temporary Speaker, I have already spoken to what it means by unconditional allocations. Allow me to speak to it more technically by further clarifying. I found that members of the public truly follow these proceedings and some of them are professionals. So, if you are not careful, they will wonder whether you are speaking Greek in a House that has only students who speak English. These grants and conditional allocations are to the beneficiary county governments, from proceeds of court fines emanating from contravention of county governments legislation as set out in Column A, in this Schedule attached to the Bill, for those who will take the trouble to go through it. Also, unconditional allocations to the beneficiary county governments emanates from 20 per cent of the share of minerals royalties pursuant to the provisions of the Mining Act. Madam Temporary Speaker, county additional allocations that are due to each county come from the national Government's share of revenue. This share of revenue in this Bill is specifically for Financial Year 2025/2026 and shall be set out in the Second Schedule which is attached. I will not go dissecting the details of this Schedule because it speaks to the institutions that are advancing that money in actual names of the development partners and they are many. Therefore, when you scan the schedule, you will see it. There is an aspect to these allocations, which is deliberately put to incentivize governors to incentivize county governments and the county assemblies, so that they are rewarded for prudent management of resources."
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