15 Nov 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the proposed allocations among the beneficiary counties has resulted in an increase in the allocation of conditional allocation as loans and grants from development partners by Kshs3.74 billion, from the current Kshs33.24 billion to Kshs36.98 billion. The financial agreement has already been signed between the National Treasury and development partners. The programmes to be funded have been included in the proposed amendment Bill which is before the House. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the conditional grants from development partners are mainly three. The first one is Agricultural Sector Development Support Programme by the Government of Sweden that ...
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15 Nov 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the proposed allocations among the beneficiary counties has resulted in an increase in the allocation of conditional allocation as loans and grants from development partners by Kshs3.74 billion, from the current Kshs33.24 billion to Kshs36.98 billion. The financial agreement has already been signed between the National Treasury and development partners. The programmes to be funded have been included in the proposed amendment Bill which is before the House. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the conditional grants from development partners are mainly three. The first one is Agricultural Sector Development Support Programme by the Government of Sweden that ...
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15 Nov 2018 in Senate:
Through the national Government and Ministry of Environment and Forestry, the money will benefit 11 counties: Bungoma, Busia, Elgeyo-Marakwet, Kakamega, Kisumu, Nandi, Siaya, Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu, Vihiga and West Pokot. The other grant, Kenya Urban Support Project (KUSP) - Urban Institutional Grants (UIG) allocation of Kshs1.85 billion - will cover 45 counties excluding Nairobi and Mombasa. The allocation for the UIG will be implemented through the national Government’s State Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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15 Nov 2018 in Senate:
Through the national Government and Ministry of Environment and Forestry, the money will benefit 11 counties: Bungoma, Busia, Elgeyo-Marakwet, Kakamega, Kisumu, Nandi, Siaya, Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu, Vihiga and West Pokot. The other grant, Kenya Urban Support Project (KUSP) - Urban Institutional Grants (UIG) allocation of Kshs1.85 billion - will cover 45 counties excluding Nairobi and Mombasa. The allocation for the UIG will be implemented through the national Government’s State Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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15 Nov 2018 in Senate:
We are bringing this at this stage because there was a disconnect on the time of signing of conditional allocation agreements with the development partners and the inclusion of this conditional allocation in The Division of Revenue Bill and The County Allocation of Revenue Bill, at the time when these two Bills were inactive. This has resulted in the increase of the number of proposed amendments after the enactment of the aforementioned Bills. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate.
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15 Nov 2018 in Senate:
We are bringing this at this stage because there was a disconnect on the time of signing of conditional allocation agreements with the development partners and the inclusion of this conditional allocation in The Division of Revenue Bill and The County Allocation of Revenue Bill, at the time when these two Bills were inactive. This has resulted in the increase of the number of proposed amendments after the enactment of the aforementioned Bills. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate.
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15 Nov 2018 in Senate:
As we moved on, there was need for a harmonized timeframe for this conditional allocation, so as to ensure productivity and credibility of the budget process. At the beginning, Treasury wanted us to include this money in The County Allocation of Revenue Act without being in The Division of Revenue Act, but we stood our ground and said that whatever would be in The County Allocation of Revenue Act had first of all to be enacted in The Division of Revenue Act, and that is why we are here.
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15 Nov 2018 in Senate:
As we moved on, there was need for a harmonized timeframe for this conditional allocation, so as to ensure productivity and credibility of the budget process. At the beginning, Treasury wanted us to include this money in The County Allocation of Revenue Act without being in The Division of Revenue Act, but we stood our ground and said that whatever would be in The County Allocation of Revenue Act had first of all to be enacted in The Division of Revenue Act, and that is why we are here.
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15 Nov 2018 in Senate:
The conditional allocation from loans and grants from development partners to the county governments have increased over the years. Therefore, there is need for a framework for reporting to the Senate. Currently, we do not see any framework of supporting. In fact, the reporting is only on the shared revenue, hence there must be a framework put in place. The conditional allocations by the implementing national Government Ministries must be looked at and reported on.
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15 Nov 2018 in Senate:
The conditional allocation from loans and grants from development partners to the county governments have increased over the years. Therefore, there is need for a framework for reporting to the Senate. Currently, we do not see any framework of supporting. In fact, the reporting is only on the shared revenue, hence there must be a framework put in place. The conditional allocations by the implementing national Government Ministries must be looked at and reported on.
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