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    "id": 865201,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/865201/?format=api",
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    "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 you are legislating, do not do it like there is an enemy on the other side. This country belongs to all of us. All the money that is collected belongs to all of us. We have the responsibility of protecting the contractors and also ensuring that as a country, we do not get into trouble. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, we were told by the Attorney-General the other day that the amount of money the Government is required to pay in compensation and awards made by the courts is now in the tune of Kshs2 or 3 trillion. It is higher than the debt that we have from outside. This is one of the other provisions that will continue growing that amount of debt that we owe to the public. It does not help us. It will help only to kill the country and eventually where you can go and contract, there will be nothing. We do business because we have hope of being paid and the payment eventually comes. It does not help when you make this kind of a straight jacket legislation. Legislation is not just appealing to one side of the divide but it is about making it good for all of us. We want to create an environment that the contractors can thrive and the country can continue growing. We need development to go in our constituencies and areas. We need Kenyans to receive services from the Government, in terms of the provisions that we have made. I appreciate what Mheshimiwa has done but this is a provision that can be very bad for this country. I ask him to withdraw it."
}