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    "id": 1420640,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1420640/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wamatinga",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13582,
        "legal_name": "Wahome Wamatinga",
        "slug": "wahome-wamatinga"
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is not lost to us that we have a huge young population in this country. We talk about access to Government opportunities by the youth, women and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). Most of our youth live in urban set-ups. They do not have collateral that is required for them to access financial facilities from financial institutions. Therefore, they end up borrowing money from their relatives and shylocks. At the end of the day, because of non-payment, many young people who hold the future of this country end up not only demoralised. Some of them end up with mental issues because of depression. It is high time that governors of this country with huge pending bills, such as the Governor of Nairobi City County, the Governor of Kiambu and the rest, paid these pending bills. We have looked, analysed and interrogated the issue of pending bills. Indeed, counties that have changed governors multiple times have huge pending bills. It is because those who get into office are not prepared to honour pending bills of their predecessors. This has a double-pronged approach. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we know that corruption is deeply embedded in our procurement systems. People involved in procurement or supply chain management prefer to give new tenders and issue new contracts because they get kickbacks. This is an issue that we must call it the way it is. Indeed, it is a sad affair. You will find new contracts being issued every financial year for the same services or works, but the previous ones are honoured---"
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