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    "id": 1089774,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Farhiya",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13179,
        "legal_name": "Farhiya Ali Haji",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, a person who wishes to enter into a contract for supply of goods, works and services with a national or county government entity shall make a declaration to the accounting officer of the entity on any pending payment owed to a small micro enterprise (SME). This Bill has taken care of the special groups as well. Like 70 per cent of the economy of Kenya at least the last time I checked the statistics is through SMEs. If those are the ones that are the drivers of the economy, then there is need to also let the accounting officer know. This is because they can even be paid before the 90 days. A declaration under Clause 1 shall be made in writing and include details when the outstanding payments fell due, reasons for the delay of payment and any agreement entered into between the supplier and procuring entity for the settlement of the outstanding amount. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, so that we avoid people who will owe money to people for the sake of it. Where a supplier has delivered an invoice to the procuring entity, and the accounting officer of the procuring entity negligently, maliciously or without a reasonable cause fails to return the invoice as provided under Clause 5. That is talking about the defects. Then payment amount due by the prescribed payment date of the interest, commits an offense and is liable to a conviction of a fine not exceeding Kshs5 million and imprisonment of a term not exceeding five years or both. The Cabinet Secretary (CS) is also required to make regulation for this so that it is not open ended. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, because of time and this Bill was already moved before, I wish to move. I wish to ask Sen. Were to second the Bill."
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