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    "id": 1167580,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1167580/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Roysambu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Isaac Ndirangu",
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Waihenya Ndirangu",
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    "content": " We have work to do. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I beg to move that the Prompt Payment Bill (National Assembly Bill, No. 16 of 2021) which is also a Senate Bill, be now read a Second Time. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, this Bill emanated from the Senate and we have held discussions on it as a Committee and we also tabled a report, which I urge all Members to get a copy from the Table office. This is a very short Bill with 11 clauses. It seeks to set out the prescribed dates for payment of a supplier for goods and services both in the county and national governments. According to the Bill, a supplier will either be paid within the timelines set out in a contract, or within 90 days where the timelines are not provided for in the contract. Additionally, the Bill provides that if a supplier is not paid within the stipulated timelines, then the amount due to the supplier should attract interest at a rate prescribed by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). Further, it provides for offences by procurement officers who fail to pay suppliers within timelines. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}