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    "id": 968605,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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        "legal_name": "Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, of course, I am obliged with your guidance. The only problem is that just like when the Member for Igembe North and Chair of National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) was speaking on the provisions of the Act, many of us were not listening and rushed to react to things without listening. Even as I read and made observations as we deliberated on this matter, I sought the indulgence of the Speaker and the House to give us more time to consider this matter comprehensively and report back to the House. It is only that the emotions of many of us… I know that Governor Obado of Migori County owes Hon. Junet some money. I know many of you are suppliers and contractors to your county governments. As I said, this is not happening in the county governments, but also the national Government. The issue of pending bills is affecting, in a very big way, the performance of our economy and the liquidity in the market. Therefore, this is not a matter as a House we can afford to take lightly. That is why we sought more time because we could not just indicate that there was no substantive Controller of Budget in office. We could have dismissed it and said it cannot be done. We wanted more time to consider it and we will do so. I have been informed that the Controller of Budget has already been sworn in. So, her first order of business will be to meet with the Budget and Appropriations Committee; hopefully somewhere in Parliament."
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