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    "id": 1139285,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1139285/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 407,
        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "I commend my sister, Sen. Shiyonga, for bringing this process to where it belongs. It is not a directive by the President that allows county governments to go out there and buy medicine; it is this Parliament that passed the law. If we have to make any changes, it is this Parliament to make those changes. However, my problem is one, and I would like Sen. Shiyonga to guarantee me that, indeed, the county governments will pay KEMSA because we allocate money to county governments. We know very well that there are many governors doing their second term and they owe KEMSA quite a lot of money. Madam Deputy Speaker, the question to ask is this, when these governors are out of office, who will ensure that the new governors who come in will clear the bills? Will they come up with the same argument that they bring all the time that says it was not their spending? They forget that is an institution and when you take over an institution, you inherit its assets and liabilities. Madam Deputy Speaker, I would wish to amend this further as I consult with my colleague, that only county governments that have cleared their bills with KEMSA will be allowed to purchase from any other vendor. If we repeal this section without taking into consideration those issues that I have raised here, we will just be killing every state agency. We have killed Kenya Airways and we will continue pumping money forgetting"
}