{"id":1088157,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1088157/?format=json","text_counter":46,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Moi","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":305,"legal_name":"Gideon Kipsiele Towett Moi","slug":"gideon-moi"},"content":"Madam Deputy Speaker, I rise, pursuant to Standing Order 48 (1), to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Roads and Transportation regarding the future of the Kazi Mtaani Program by the National Government. In the Statement the Committee should - (1)State whether there are plans to broaden the scope of the programme beyond casual labour and bring on board more youths to benefit from this initiative; (2)State measures put in place by the Government to comprehensively address the constant delay of payment of wages to the youth involved in Kazi Mtaani initiative; (3)Explain whether there are mechanisms being put in place to ensure Kazi Mtaani is transformed into a sustainable social protection program that trains and equips young people with skills for future job opportunities; and (4)Spell out measures put in place to ensure that corruption allegations that have marred the program are addressed in order to ensure the programme is run in a transparent manner."}