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    "id": 1120995,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1120995/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 131,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13217,
        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.48 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Roads and Transportation on the management of road projects by the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA). Madam Deputy Speaker, in the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Investigate the claims of skewed allocation of road projects to particular regions to the detriment of other regions, particularly counties in Rift Valley, which include Uasin Gishu, Nandi, Tans Nzioa, Elgeyo\\Markwet, Bomet, Kericho and Nakuru, indicating the number of projects allocated to these counties during the financial years 2019/2020, 2020/2021, 2021/2022. (2) Shed light on allocations of skewed award of tenders giving the names of the companies awarded and the value of each tender in the last 24 months or in the last two financial years. (3)List the number of roads construction contracts indicating the amount for each contract awarded across the 47 counties. (4)State whether there is any culpability on the part of the management, director general and staff of the Authority in alleged skewed allocation of road construction tenders; and, (5)Finally, outline the achievements of the KURA particularly kilometers of roads competed countrywide in the 47 counties tabling the quality assessment reports of the works by the relevant agencies."
}