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    "id": 865144,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/865144/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 310,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ndaragwa, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jeremiah Kioni",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 49,
        "legal_name": "Jeremiah Ngayu Kioni",
        "slug": "jeremiah-kioni"
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    "content": "When this amendment is put in law and it states work cannot continue until there is money in the account. I want to give an example of what is happening in my own constituency. We have received a loan from the Government to construct a road however the amount of money available is just enough to commence the works. If the accounting officer has to confirm there is enough money in the account, before we commence the construction of that road, that may not happen until the next three or four years. However, we started and even the contract was happy because he has secured some money. As he continues the money will be availed either through collection of taxes and other sources. Also, in our own constituencies, we have contracts which require emergency attention. Not unless you have a contractor who can come on board because you know money will come from the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) at a given time. If you are told that until money is available for you to pay and you cannot replace a roof that has been blown off by the wind or remove a child who has fallen in a pit latrine. You know emergencies in terms of saving lives can become difficulties with this kind of legislation. I appreciate where Mhe. Rono is coming from but it is very dangerous to do this kind of legislation. We will have over done it. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}