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    "id": 984305,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/984305/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Kabaka",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13206,
        "legal_name": "Boniface Mutinda Kabaka",
        "slug": "boniface-mutinda-kabaka-2"
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    "content": "The letter invokes Article 212 (b) of the Constitution 2010, read together with Section 142 of the Public Finance Management Act, 2012 and Section 81(d) of the County Governments Act. The Machakos County Treasury has requested the County Assembly of Machakos to approve a short-term cash flow management facility to address the following expenditure- (1) Emergency mitigation measures relating to COVID-19 pandemic. (2) Salaries and extraneous allowance for health professionals and workers. (3) Salaries and allowances for Members of the County Assembly. (4) Salaries for county staff. Mr. Speaker, Sir, from the foregoing facts, the County Government of Machakos should- (1) Explain why the National Treasury has refused to release the annual equitable share for the county as prescribed in its budget. (2) Explain if he has complied with the national Government directive to pay all the pending bills amounting Kshs126 billion, inclusive of interest, to enable the National Treasury release its fair share of the equitable share. (3) Explain how he plans to repay the said huge loan facility with interest that will run to over Kshs1 billion, without interfering with county development plans. (4) Explain how he has spent Kshs100 million received from donors and allegedly allocated it to the COVID-19 pandemic kitty. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
}