{"id":1527136,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1527136/?format=json","text_counter":286,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Tetu, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Geoffrey Wandeto","speaker":null,"content":"but it also affects the national Government. It is sad that in this country, the third largest source of revenue after taxation and domestic borrowing is small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) finance. How does small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) finance contribute to the economy of the country? If, as a government entity, you procure goods worth Ksh1 million from a small businessman at the beginning of the year and you do not pay him for a year, two years or three years, is that not forcing him to unlawfully contribute to the country’s kitty? We need to address the issue of pending bills, going forward."}