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    "id": 1407767,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki, ruled from where you are sitting and declared NMS an illegal criminal enterprise. They owe this nation Kshs14.5 billion. It had only three functions. Where is the money and who ate it? This matter should be referred to the CPAC, so that we can follow up and ensure there is implication. In February, 2024, when there was verification of pending bills, the Crop Development Authority was leading with a pending bills of Kshs16 billion. It was followed by the National Youth Service (NYS) with a pending bill of Kshs14.5 billion. The sad reality is that Kenyans are owed Kshs550,000, Kshs20,000 and Kshs100,000 which shows these are ordinary people. Why is it that these people do not have conscience to pay pending bills to people whose amounts total up to Kshs5 million? You will see pending bill cases of Kshs50,000 and Kshs200,000. Why would a mother in Nkubu supplying goods to Meru County Government be owed Kshs50,000 for five years? I remember in Circular No.20 of 2019, the National Treasury wanted to stop disbursement to 15 county governments for non-payment of pending bills. What became of it? The National Treasury issued Circular No.7 of 21st June, 2023, to stop funds to specific counties. Pending bills should be the first charge. The law is clear. Who is violating it? This is why in Prof. Nixon Sifuna's ruling a person owed pending bills could attach the agency's property. When you look at Gazette Notice No. 297 on 14th January, 2005--- I was in Form Three at one of the greatest schools; Kapsabet Boys High School, the school of African sons and gentlemen piping wisdom. There was a Gazette Notice No.297 on the guidelines for payment of pending bills. We are killing our businessmen and women. Unless we want to auction this country into the road to Shanghai for people who can give us money through the Export-Import (EXIM) Bank and other organizations. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if they want the people to rise, it is by supporting them through the bottom-up economic model which the President is supporting. We must support those people who are younger. I can see my time is fast spent. On this Motion, I urge the governors, that they must ensure pending bills are paid to all Kenyans. Many Kenyans have sold their property and taken loans from the bank. I was talking with another gentleman and his house is almost being auctioned, simply because of non- payment. Their only mistake was to trust and supply the entity. Their only mistake was to ensure the entity functions because when somebody supplies water to this Chamber, we do not pay immediately. They have to wait for payment. They ensure that the Parliament and the county governments continue to function. My colleagues Senators, we need to rise to the occasion and stand with those ordinary Kenyans. I feel bad when I meet somebody in Nandi County who is being owed Kshs20,000, Kshs100,000 or Kshs500,000 for the last almost 10 years. This is cancerous and the shame that people want to destroy you with the aspect of devolution. Devolution must be widened and deepened. However, the only way to ensure the devolution flourishes is to ensure service provision is never hindered by paying pending bills. We"
}