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    "id": 1025190,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1025190/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 237,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Maara, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kareke Mbiuki",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 79,
        "legal_name": "Japhet M. Kareke Mbiuki",
        "slug": "japhet-kareke-mbiuki"
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    "content": "has not acquired land for those particular dams leading to serious idle time. Where a full acquisition of land for a dam project is not possible for one reason or another, the Committee recommends that at least the land for construction of dams must be available before any funding negotiations are initiated. The Committee also recommends that the National Treasury and the line ministries should forthwith stop implementing any new projects through EPCF model of financing due to the high costs associated with this model. The Government should ensure that the financing models considered for project implementation are efficient, cost-effective and give value for money to Kenyans. The benefits of the bilateral loans acquired from the African Development Bank and the World Bank outweigh the commercial loans procured through the EPCF model whose costs are bound to be exorbitant due to hidden costs. This is in public domain arising from what we have heard in the Kimwarer Dam scandal and other dams in the country. The Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation together with the National Treasury should urgently put in place measures to help the works for the construction of Itare Dam either by sub- contracting or assigning it to another contractor. This is so as to forestall the huge loss that may be incurred if the plant equipment that is currently on site remains unused for a long time. Otherwise, they should terminate the contract before the expiry of the performance board guarantee. At the same time, the National Treasury should encourage line ministries to implement projects with proper management and monitoring to the last phase by utilising local resources as was the case in Chemususu and Kiserian dams. Further, the National Treasury should ensure there is adequate funding for such locally-funded projects to avoid stalling. The Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation, through its implementing agencies, should ensure that proper background checks on contractors are done before being awarded the contract. Further, upon engagement of the contractor, the consultants should conduct continuous due diligence to ensure that the financial capacity of the contractor has not shifted in the course of the project life. The Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation, through its implementing agencies, should ensure better monitoring of dams’ technical, financial and economic performance considering the huge financial outlays involved. This will enhance project implementation with minimal delays and idle time. The national Government, through the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation, should develop a collaborative framework between the national Government and the county governments to ensure sustainable resource management. The Government, through its ministries, should ensure an inter-ministerial approach at the programme design stage to ensure that the relevant ministries are made aware of the wayleave requirement. Unfortunately, sometimes you find that the Government has procured contractors yet…"
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