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    "id": 1289322,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1289322/?format=api",
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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": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I believe Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale did not listen to the total contribution of Sen. Tabitha Mutinda. If you have heard the sentence correctly - and you might need to go back to the HANSARD - you will understand where I am coming from. That notwithstanding, first, let me start by saying that I support this Bill. One, because we are sending additional resources to the counties. For my County of Uasin Gishu, we are going to send an additional slightly above Kshs1 billion. Nevertheless, even as we do this in this Bill and support it, there are a few things that I agree with my colleague, Sen. Mungatana. One is on the issue of the managed equipment. The additional allocation of about Kshs5.6 billion that is meant for managed equipment is a figure that we still need to interrogate. It would not be fair for this country to pay contractors and suppliers of equipment figures, including for equipment they did not supply. I speak as a former Governor of Uasin Gishu County and in my own county, I still have issues with the managed equipment. This is because the number of equipment that was alleged to have been delivered to the County Government of Uasin Gishu is not what we received, yet we were deducted money meant for the equipment. Now money has been allocated for repairs or servicing of those contracts again in a uniform manner to include even equipment that was not supplied. The managed equipment programme is a very good programme, but the way it was run and how we are going back to adopt the same, I do not believe is going to give good value for the people of Kenya, particularly for equipment that were not supplied. I urge this House that those suppliers must be taken to task up until when they supply full equipment. The suppliers owe counties and the government some money, which they need to refund for the equipment they never supplied. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also agree with Sen. Mungatana---"
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