11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House:
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11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly:
Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on its Consideration of the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No.7 of 2021).
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11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker.
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11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to move that the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No.7 of 2021) be read a Second Time. Hon. Speaker, the Bill seeks to provide for sharing of revenue raised nationally between the national Government and the county governments for the Financial Year 2021/2022, in accordance with Articles 202, 203, 205 and 219 of the Constitution. The enactment of the Division of Revenue Bill, 2021 is critical in paving the way for introduction of the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, 2021, which provides for the sharing of revenue raised nationally among county governments ...
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11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly:
– Kshs370 billion; and, (iii) the Equalization Fund
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11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly:
– Kshs6.8 billion. The Division of Revenue Bill, 2021, seeks to allocate Kshs409.8 billion to the county governments for the Financial Year 2021/2022 based on the last audited and approved revenue for the Financial Year 2016/2017 worth Kshs1.358 trillion. This represents Kshs38.3 billion or 10 per cent increment in resource allocation to the counties and is broken down as follows:
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The equitable share of revenue allocations takes into account the fiscal framework set out in the BPS, which was approved by Parliament. This is further shared out amongst the county governments based on the third formula for sharing revenue approved by Parliament under Article 217 of the Constitution.
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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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(a) A sum of Kshs7.2 billion has been allocated for leasing of medical equipment. This is a grant which was initiated in the Financial Year 2015/2016. (b) A sum of Kshs332 million has been set aside to supplement county allocations for construction of county headquarters in Isiolo, Lamu, Nyandarua, Tana River and Tharaka Nithi. At the inception, these counties did not have county headquarters. (c) Additional conditional grants from proceeds of loans and grants by our developing partners amounting to Kshs32.2 billion has been spread across 12 Government agencies as per the attached list to the Statement that I have ...
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implementing quite a number of projects in urban areas. The county governments should also try as much as possible to raise their own revenue as opposed to relying on donor funding. Finally, the Bill introduces four new additional conditional allocations from proceeds realised from our development partners. Hon. Speaker, these are the following: (i) Emergency Locust Response Project (ELRP) Kshs800 million financed by the World Bank to prevent and respond to the threat to livelihoods posed by the desert locust outbreak. This is a seasonal project until the locusts are eradicated. (ii) The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) – 9th ...
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