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    "id": 1109430,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1109430/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Deputy Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, the Petitioner claims that the Ministry of Health defied the decrees of both the High Court and the Court of Appeal and therefore the decree amount has risen to over Kshs80 billion as at February 2020. The Petitioner claims that in a bid to settle the matter amicably, the company voluntarily negotiated with the Ministry of Health, the National Treasury and the Office of the Attorney-General and offered an irreducible sum of Kshs15.25 billion plus costs down from the decree amount of Kshs80 billion due to the decree holder. To the Petitioner’s astonishment, after the company sacrificing to waive Kshs65 billion of debt, the Government neither accepted the offer nor demonstrated commitment to conclude the negotiations and the said payment is still in abeyance. The Petitioner asserts that the Government’s refusal to pay the debt is a blatant affront to the company’s rights and has continued to expose the proprietors to uncertainty and bankruptcy. He avers that the company has since suffered irreparable financial harm and is incapable of bankrolling its operations and meeting its tax obligations, which is in arrears of Kshs3.6 billion inclusive of penalties."
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