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    "id": 1407761,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1407761/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13217,
        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
        "slug": "cherarkey-k-samson"
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    "content": "I thank you because there are people in Nandi, Nyandarua, and Meru counties, and across the country who are dead or taking diabetic and blood pressure medications because their mistake was to supply to county governments. People have sold property and forfeited loan payments. I know several businessmen and women who took Local Purchase Orders (LPOs) to the bank as collateral and ended up losing their houses, land and wealth. We must speak with one voice as a country. We cannot allow a section of Kenyans who sacrifice their resources to ensure continuity of service provisions in State departments and county governments to suffer. I am aware that in the past, we have tried to ensure that when money is released as per Article 219 of the Constitution, 2010, it is disbursed immediately. I will paraphrase what is happening at the moment. Under the law, the budgets are budgeted by the county governments and county assemblies. There is a procurement plan. This means that most of the county governments are violating the law. Since, before public participation, the Finance Bill and the procurement plan are processed and under the Public Finance and Management Act, they must be approved. When you visit the National Treasury, Meru, Nandi, Vihiga, Mombasa, Garissa, Marsabit, Siaya and Homa Bay counties, money has been disbursed. However, when you go to these counties, they have pending bills. For example, my governor called Members"
}