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    "id": 1399623,
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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": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to move the following Motion- AWARE THAT, as of 31st December, 2023, according to the County Government’s Budget Implementation Review Report for the first half of the financial year 2023/2024, County Governments had accumulated a total of Kshs156.34 billion in pending bills, with Nairobi County accumulating the largest share of Kshs107, 037,053,000 followed by Kiambu and Mombasa Counties at Kshs5,711,614,412 and Kshs3,922,131,877 respectively; CONCERNED THAT, the accumulated pending bills in counties have significantly affected service providers in the counties leading to closure of businesses, stalling of county projects, adversely affecting economic growth in counties, service delivery and ultimately, slowing down the country’s economic growth; FURTHER CONCERNED that most of the service providers in the counties are battling court cases lodged against them by their financiers and suppliers while others are languishing in poverty exacerbated by the increased cost of living, with increased mental health disease incidences and others dying as a result of the effects of colossal amounts of debt owed to them by county governments; NOW THEREFORE, the Senate-"
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