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    "id": 1004708,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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        "legal_name": "Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Indeed, it is that correction I want to make because I indicated to the Clerk of the Committee at the time I was invited to appear before it that the Question had since been overtaken by time. It is important that Questions are answered expeditiously and on time when they are asked. The Question was related to payment of pending bills. It had already been overtaken by events by the time the Committee was inviting me to get an answer. I had appropriated Ksh6.2 billion towards payment of pending bills for correctional services. I just want to correct that. You know I am a diligent Member of this House who would never fail to appear before Hon. Koinange’s Committee. Therefore, I indicated to the Clerk at that time that the Question had been overtaken by time since the money had already been appropriated. I would really urge the Chair to ensure that in line with the resolutions of this House in our Budget Report that correctional services department expeditiously moves to get exchequer approval and pay all those people who were owed. The Kshs6.2 billion was given and it is available to pay especially that old man from Kajiado who had delivered 200 head of cattle to the prisons department and has since gone bankrupt. Indeed, it is that old man who provoked me to come and raise that Question here. I am happy that the National Treasury moved and appropriated money towards that in the second Supplementary Budget that we passed in this House."
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