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    "id": 1234378,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mandago",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13577,
        "legal_name": "Kiplagat Jackson Mandago",
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    "content": "In this nation, after every transition of five years, whether the national Government or county governments, you will hear, “we are not paying these bills until we investigate because it was for the previous administration” as if the government starts and ends in an election. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we must allow public servants who are not political to continue doing their work in accordance with the law. That is why we have a law on procurement and the Office of the Auditor-General which is not a political office. If the payment has not been flagged off by the Auditor-General not to pay, action must be taken on any public servant sitting on any payment. This is where we need to invite the Office of the Auditor-General and the Controller of Budget (CoB) to find out whether there is need for legislation to enable their offices to make sure that payments that are due are paid. As a Senate we shall be more than willing to engage in that discussion and even Amend the Public Finance Management Act, to make sure that contractors do not suffer. This is a country where we create entrepreneurs for five years and destroy them in one year immediately after the election and begin struggling by saying that we want to create employment. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support the Statement by Sen. Onyonka. The Governor for Kisii County must pay all contractors who delivered service. Not just the Governor for Kisii County, all the governors in this country must pay all contractors and people who have delivered service to their respective counties without any delay. I beg to support the Statement."
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