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    "id": 1013897,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Dullo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Dullo Fatuma Adan",
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    "content": "even when they do not have a budget for it. You will see that pending bills are running up to billions of shillings. Of late you will find that most of the contractors or individuals who have contracted with those institutions, they are going to court where they are forced to pay legal fees. In some cases you will find that the Government is actually fined heavily. This is really a very serious issue. This matter has come to the Senate severally and it looks like the Senate has no solution for it. Sometimes we find the Auditor-General carrying out audits as far as pending bills are concerned. There was even a directive by the President that all pending bills should have been paid by the end of last financial year. Up to now, most of the counties have not adhered to it. Most public institutions have not adhered to it. It appears they do not even follow directives from the President, the Treasury or even this Senate. I remember when the monies for county governments were actually blocked because of pending bills, they sat down with the Senate and the National Treasury. I remember that time Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud was the chairperson of the Committee on Finance and Budget and they committed themselves to clearing pending bills in bits before the end of the financial year. Up to now, most of the counties still have pending bills running into billions. A very good example is Isiolo County. They have cases running in court. Something needs to be done and I believe the committee that is going to look into this will give a solution to what is happening with the public institutions. I thank you."
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