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    "id": 1075765,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1075765/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "understand where National Treasury is going to get all this money and ensure that it is released on time without money being collected by the Kenya Revenue Authority. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, one of the biggest challenges that I have always had - and I have always concurred with the National Treasury on this matter - is on the issue of pending bills. There is absolutely no reason as to why counties should have pending bills. However, when you look at the submission by the CRA, they indicate that counties have a lot of pending bills. Therefore, if you have budgeted and you have received the allocation, why not spend within your means? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I was expecting that the Committee in their recommendation would be a little bit tougher when it comes to the issues of counties spending money that they do not have. I have seen one of the recommendations by the Committee that suggests that if any money remains unspent, it should be sent to the counties, so that they can budget it for the next financial year. If that is the case, we will continue accumulating pending bills. The proposal should be before any money is released by the National Treasury, counties should ensure that they do not have any pending bills. It is a big challenge because a lot of money which National Treasury says counties have, is money on paper but there are commitments. We need to relook at that issue."
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