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    "id": 865464,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/865464/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13199,
        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
        "slug": "enoch-kiio-wambua"
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    "content": "Development to carry out various works, comprising drips and road work projects in the county. (3) That; although we discharged our contractual obligations and were issued with completion certificates thereon, we are yet to receive payments for the work done, which amounts to approximately Kshs622 million, excluding accumulated interest. (4) That; the non-payment of monies has grossly affected our businesses and subjected us to costly repayments of bank loans that we took to execute the county projects. Our assets are now at risk of auction by the said banks. Additionally, this has affected the credit worthiness of our businesses, which are at risk of being blacklisted by the Credit Reference Bureau (CRB). (5) That; the accumulation of the county government‟s debts, which they are unable or unwilling to settle, is a big threat to and undermines the very tenets of devolution, which was meant to bring services closer to the people and spur economic development across the country. (6) That; we have made efforts to have these matters addressed by the relevant authorities, all of which have failed to give a satisfactory response. (7) That; none of these issues raised in the Petition is pending in any court of law; constitutional or any other legal body. Wherefore, your humble Petitioners pray that the Senate urgently investigates this matter and initiates appropriate action thereon to ensure that the Petitioners herein are paid their dues and that measures are put in place to comprehensively address the recurrent issue of pending bills by county governments, which risks undermining the gains of devolution.” This Petition is dated 5th November, 2018, and signed by 26 business people who are affected by the non-payment."
}