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    "id": 520275,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kang’ata",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1826,
        "legal_name": "Irungu Kang'ata",
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    "content": "Another key element which is coming out of those Reports is the issue of pending bills. At times, I wonder as to how they arise because, ideally, Government does not expend or procure without money being in the account. However, I have seen situations where people do the work and when they raise their fees, payment delays. We need to come up with better methods where, immediately the work is done, it is paid for. This notion of pending bills should not be there. The procurement ought to have been based on money that is already in the District Treasury. That is something that the Committee should task its mind upon. Apart from the pending bills at the local level, we also have pending bills at the Attorney-General’s office. I say that because I have practised law before and I noted that the Attorney-General’s Office has several pending bills. Perhaps, the Attorney-General should come up with a vote where he is able to do what is called projection. They need to project how many claims in a year they get and then during Appropriation and budget-making, they set aside funds so that when that money is raised, they are able to pay out the claims. The situation now is that you find people waiting for so long - say, two or three years - without being paid and yet, there is a court order. Remember interest is also accruing on that money. At the end of the day, it is the Government which is going to lose."
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