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    "id": 1134419,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1134419/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13131,
        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Out of that amount, Kshs350 million was earmarked for construction of Dandora Stadium and the works stalled because of a dispute and later on investigations by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on the change of the terms from concrete to steel. We went as a Committee and inspected it. The project is 70 per cent complete. Lack of completion of the project has led to a lot of crime. The stadium is extremely important to the people of Nairobi. It is not just important to those in Dandora and Embakasi North, but also the neighbouring constituencies. In fact, since the project stalled, I know a number of young people who have gone back to crime, others have been gunned down, yet it is 70 per cent complete. The victims of the stalemate are not the young people in Dandora or neighbouring areas. They did not participate in the variation of contract terms, but those have been their grounds because they have been playing there since they were young. I used to go there when I was young. We established that the works are of good quality. It is only the technicalities that have held that. So far the county has paid Kshs123 million and very little is left. In fact, we were quite shocked to see that the quality of the work there is good compared to what has been done at the rivals Nyayo National Stadium and Moi International Sports Centre Kasarani. I will invite colleagues who are interested in sports to look at it for their counties. Madam Deputy Speaker, we have proposed a number of recommendations as a Committee because of the nature of the stalemate. We spoke to officers from the EACC who came to our Committee. We have also spoken to the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA), the county government as well as the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS). The EACC has emphatically stated that even as they continue with the investigations, they have not stopped any works at the stadium, but the county government needed to be given a go-ahead to not only pay for the works, including steel works and others which can be completed within the next two months. Very quickly, Madam Deputy Speaker, we recommend just four things. The first one is that the county government reviews those terms in accordance with the law and completes the project as soon as possible in the interest of the young people of Nairobi, especially those living in Dandora and Embakasi North and different teams, because teams also make money from the stadium. There are different avenues of economic engagements. Secondly, that due to public interest, the EACC concludes the investigations on the matter as works at the stadium continue. We can chew gum and walk. It is not either or. Thirdly, that due to the advanced stage of the project, the Senate directs that the Nairobi City County Government engages the contractor who is on site, that is Scanjet Construction Limited, to complete the project and---"
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