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    "id": 887081,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/887081/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1835,
        "legal_name": "Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah",
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    "content": "Hon. Peris Tobiko, the Member for Kajiado East is asking that I donate a minute. But since she is serving her second term, she should be aware that when Hon. Oyoo asked that the Mover be called to reply, I do not have the latitude to donate time. I thank the Members who have contributed to this Bill. As Hon. Oyoo has said, Members have raised many similar issues. I thank Hon. Oyoo for calling on the Mover to reply. The calls by many Members for our county governments to be more accountable with the funds that have been allocated to them have been well articulated. Concerns over drought issues, devolving agriculture and issues to do with many of the unclassified roads that were devolved to the counties are issues that Members have raised. I hope that even as this Bill moves to the Senate, it will play its rightful role especially in providing meaningful oversight over county funds. I wish to mention the issues that have been raised to do with an economy where many people are struggling. Many SMEs around the country are struggling because of pending bills. Just like it is in the national Government, pending bills constitute the first charge to the Exchequer even for our county governments. I take this opportunity to ask our county governments to ensure that even as they budget for the 2019/2020 Financial Year, they prioritise the settling of all pending bills. Many of the people who supply goods and contractors who work in projects across the country for our county governments are SMEs. Those SMEs have been struggling to access credit from our banking sector. With the struggles to access credit, you then advance the little money that you have to county governments that do not pay. The SMEs have cried that they have been owed by county"
}