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    "id": 865474,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/865474/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Kabaka",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Boniface Mutinda Kabaka",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I thank Sen. Wambua, the Senator of Kitui, for bringing this Petition to this honourable House. I would also like to join the other Senators from the other counties who are suffering a similar problem. Today, we were in the Committee on Finance and Budget and one of the issues that we dwelt heavily on was pending bills. It is within the public domain that the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Planning, Hon. Rotich, has given directives that the county governments should clear the pending bills. Machakos County is notorious for non-payment of these bills. In fact, businessmen have died because of shock. As we stand today, the records show that Machakos County has not paid Kshs937 million. I have seen that other counties, and I am not speaking on behalf of the Senator of Kisumu County for he will speak for himself, have not paid close to Kshs2 billion. You then wonder what the problem is. In the situation of Kitui, you will realise that---"
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