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    "id": 933382,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/933382/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Malalah",
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        "legal_name": "Cleophas Wakhungu Malalah",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to join my colleagues in saying that it is very important for us to adhere to the rule of law. At the same time, we need to remind ourselves that Article 96 of our Constitution gave us the mandate to oversight and represent our people. Article 1 of the Constitution gave us the sovereign power to represent them. It is very important to note that the suppliers who have done business with counties are our people. Therefore, it is our core mandate to protect them. I want to join my colleague, Sen. Olekina of Narok, who suggests that counties which are unable to pay pending bills should not receive any money from the central Government. We are not saying that those counties will not operate, moving forward. We are saying that the monies that will be released to them should be conditional. Let them pay all pending bills. It is very sad, indeed, because there are people who took loans from banks, and they are unable to pay because they did business with counties. Most of the county governors prioritize paying people who are giving back commissions to them."
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