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    "id": 236482,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/236482/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kimunya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the benefit of those who are consulting, we asked all those people who were owed monies by the Government to submit their claims. Claims were submitted in excess of over Kshs100 billion. We picked the first 40 for the first phase of the investigations in terms of value. They amounted to over Kshs70 billion. After analysis, out of those 40 claims, only seven were deemed to be payable to the tune of the Kshs233 million. Another six firms owe the Government Kshs800 million. For all the other firms, there is nothing payable. This represents the first phase, which is the report that came out in February. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the investigations are ongoing in terms of verifying the other claims representing the balance. Action is being taken in terms of claiming back from those who had over-claimed, and in terms of the officers who had been implicated. At this point, I would like to urge the House and the Government to work together. We should not prejudice the current investigations that are going on. If hon. Members do agree, it will be prejudicial to the investigations to start tabling the details of the people who are being investigated, and to start tabling the investigations as to who is payable or not. Until we get the final report, I would be happy to table it in Parliament to show the people who claimed, who was paid and who was rejected."
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