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    "id": 1475968,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to proceed. I had barely started when my time was up. Therefore, I would like to use a bit of that time. I thank you for allowing me. In the first five or so minutes when I spoke, I was able to go into the work we did as a committee. I want to use this opportunity to request colleagues Members of this Senate for support of our report on the fact that we do not remove even one shilling from the revenue that this House passed; that the Kshs400.16 billion in its entirety should go to our counties. As I say this, I know counties are faced with serious problems of pending bills. The pressure is too much on Kakamega and Nairobi City County. I urge governors that as soon as they get this money, even if some of them do not respect us, let them make sure that the economies in our counties remain vibrant through settlement of pending bills. We have done our bit. Saying this reminds me that according to the report of the CoB, Kakamega County had a whopping Kshs1.47 billion in pending bills. It took me a lot of interest and hard work to push the Governor to start paying these bills. I thank this same committee, without which, Governor Barasa had refused to pay the people who gave credit to our county. He has now been able to pay Kshs751,800,000. I congratulate him for paying that money to our creditors. I assure the remaining creditors who have not received their money due in pending bills worth Kshs718.2 million, to rest assured and know that for as long as God allows me to be the Senator for Kakamega County, before the end of this financial year, Gov. Barasa will have to pay this balance. I congratulate them. When we were doing our oversight conference at the Gulf Hotel, the information they gave us was very useful. We are using that information to make sure that they will be paid. Gov. Barassa, we have summoned you to come to the Senate to demonstrate why you cannot pay this balance because you have no reason. We have given you the money as the Senate of Kenya. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is important that before I end the contribution on this very important Bill, we must speak to some of the bad manners by our governors. Some of them have serious bad manners. We must call them out. I have been watching some news on social media. I hope it is true. It shows unrest in Nandi and Kericho counties. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate."
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