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    "id": 1095637,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1095637/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 149,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mumias East, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Benjamin Washiali",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 151,
        "legal_name": "Benjamin Jomo Washiali",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.44(2)(c,) I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing regarding dangers posed by open quarries abandoned by contractors in Mumias East Constituency and other parts of the country. Hon. Speaker, quarrying is a very important activity in our country as it helps in the development of infrastructure such as roads in a given area. In the recent past, there have been growing concerns in the manner in which quarrying activities are being undertaken in the country, specifically with regard to open quarries abandoned by contractors after completion of projects. Many contractors who are assigned road works in the country have had a tendency of excavating gravel and/or marram thus leaving behind gaping holes that have become dangerous to both humans and livestock, especially when they are filled with water. Mumias East Constituency has over five big quarries which have turned into death traps. Recently, two young people accidentally drowned in the open quarries filled with water and lost their lives. They are the late Rehema Oruko aged 11 and the late Master Kevin Kaneje aged 17 years. The Government needs to look into this matter with a view of seeking immediate interventions to salvage the current situation to avoid more deaths of human and livestock."
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