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    "id": 1420639,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wamatinga",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Wahome Wamatinga",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I also rise to support this Motion by Senator for Narok. The issue of pending bills cuts across both national Government and county governments. It is a sad affair because the governments at both levels have resorted to borrowing money from unwilling suppliers and contractors. This has seen destruction of small enterprises. These are people who have been committed to supply goods, but wait for years before they can get paid. As I stand here, I am a proud Nyerian. This is because Nyeri County is one of those counties that has zero pending bills. This came as a result of the Governor, the county assembly and I, as the Senator of Nyeri County, sitting together and agreeing to pay all pending bills to t suppliers and contractors because they are people from Nyeri. They have supplied goods and services. We agreed that before we do any new development, engage in any brick and mortar development, we ensure that we had paid all the pending bills. Some of us who come from the construction industries have suffered for many years waiting for money that we borrowed from banks before we get paid. This has ended up killing the morale of Kenyan investors and entrepreneurs and advantaging foreign investors who do not need to rely on the Exchequer because they are able to access cheaper loans and get materials from their countries. Local contractors and suppliers have not only been disadvantaged; many companies and industries have been destroyed as a result of the unwillingness of national and county governments to honour pending bills. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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