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    "id": 968079,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, therefore, even though the Committee today has made a recommendation; a recommendation that has been arrived at after one week of consideration, compared to six months - this Report was tabled in this House in June - since then, CPAIC has been looking into this matter. I even had a Motion that was put aside to allow the Committee on Finance and Budget to bring their report. Even if I am going to support this Report, in the reports that will come for respective counties where counties are not paying pending bills out of mischief, I will still continue to recommend that the Acting Cabinet Secretary stops transfer of funds to those counties. The amount of money owed to suppliers by county governments is not small change; the Auditor-General talked of Kshs51 billion. It is time that this House took drastic and firm measures. In the past we have asked the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for National Treasury and planning to stop funds to counties. The former CS in the last Parliament refused to stop funds. This House was up in arms. We said that the former CS was insubordination of the House. The reason I will support this Motion is because we do not have a Controller of Budget. He or She is supposed to advice Parliament and at the moment we do not have one. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I could support this but in future my reports will still be recommend---"
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