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    "id": 1500062,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1500062/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 407,
        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. The supplementary question is per the instruction by the distinguished Senator who put the question. I will go specifically to the issue. The Cabinet Secretary, in his response, has alluded to a cancellation of one tender which has already been partially paid, that is Kipchoge Keino Stadium, where a sum of Kshs338 million has been paid. There is a pending bill of Kshs206 million. In his response, the Cabinet Secretary has indicated that the contract has been terminated to pave way for upgrading, to meet the CAF standards for hosting AFCON. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, would the public lose the Kshs338 million, including the unpaid amount of Kshs206 million, given that the contract has been terminated, according to the Cabinet Secretary and I would assume it has been terminated by the Ministry? Where does that put the issue of fiduciary responsibility and prudent use of public resources, if that is the case? Finally, on the same issue, there is a pending bill of Kshs1 million that has been pending for quite some time, yet the project was completed, in the year 2023. Why would we keep that, and would it accrue interest? This is for Moi Stadium in Embu County. It was completed in 2023, but there is a pending bill of Kshs1.6 million that has not been paid from 2023. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir."
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