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    "id": 1056439,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1056439/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 131,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kieni, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kanini Kega",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1813,
        "legal_name": "James Mathenge Kanini Kega",
        "slug": "james-mathenge-kanini-kega"
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    "content": "During the finalisation of the Budget Estimates of the Financial Year 2021/2022, the National Treasury should take into account the pending bills and ensure that they are adequately provided for within the approved expenditure. National Government-Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) falls under this. We say all the time that the first charge should always be pending bills. Unfortunately, this does not happen. The Government has accumulated billions of shillings over the years in terms of pending bills. There are too many people who are suffering out there. They provided services and goods to both the National Government and the county governments. However, they are being auctioned now. Their only sin was to provide services and goods to the Government and its agencies. We tell them that the first charge at all times should be pending bills. Moving forward, we will be very strict on that. An issue was raised yesterday on the Floor of the House that the National Treasury has not released funds to the NG-CDF Board. We were told that Kshs26 billion was released to the NG-CDF Board. The issue is whether those funds are for the current year or arrears. This is an issue that we need the Committee to bring to this House."
}