{"id":1078719,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1078719/?format=json","text_counter":241,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kiminini, FORD-K","speaker_title":"Hon. (Dr.) Chris Wamalwa","speaker":{"id":1889,"legal_name":"Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu","slug":"chrisantus-wamalwa-wakhungu"},"content":"Let me talk about pending bills. Pending bills have been a nightmare in this country. His Excellency the President gave a directive that pending bills should be prioritised and cleared within six months. We want to know their status. Pending bills are critical. If a pending bill has been audited and verified, it should be paid. As county governments threaten to shut down, we ask, about the pending bills because a lot of them are at the county level. The local entrepreneurs and local investors are owed. If pending bills are paid, the money will go to circulation and benefit"}