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    "id": 972048,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/972048/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Pokot South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Pkosing",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 2662,
        "legal_name": "Losiakou David Pkosing",
        "slug": "losiakou-david-pkosing"
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, when a leader like Hon. John Mbadi, whom I respect is talking, I give him some respect. I also expect him to give me some respect too. It was supposed to provide counter fund for the SGR. They have done it very well. The SGR has stopped at Naivasha for the time being, but the fund is still accumulating. It is supposed to run up to Kisumu. What we are now saying is that rather than the Government accumulating a pending bill… The pending bill for the Government now stands at Kshs36 billion and we cannot get any fund to pay for even the fuel and the operation of the SGR. That is why we are pleading with the House to allow us to use that fund for two things. We can still use it for construction, but allow the Government, therefore, to get this fund to be able to meet the operational cost. The money that is the proceeds from the SGR cannot be used because it goes to Escrow Account which is used to pay for the loan. As advised by the Leader of the Majority Party, whom I respect, I, therefore, withdraw it for further consultations and we will bring it back."
}