{"id":1144074,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1144074/?format=json","text_counter":32,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mumias East, JP","speaker_title":"Hon. Benjamin Washiali","speaker":{"id":151,"legal_name":"Benjamin Jomo Washiali","slug":"benjamin-washiali"},"content":" Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me quickly join my brother, Hon. Sankok, in supporting the Petitioners for bringing this Petition. This Petition is similar to the Question I asked last year to the Department of Roads where after excavation of murram, they leave open holes which are usually filled with water and they have become a breeding ground for mosquitoes. In Mumias, three people have lost their lives. Even this morning, I was following what was happening on Mulembe Radio. You know Mulembe is a radio that covers our place. In Kakamega that open sewer has become a dumping place for foetuses. I think going forward, we need to include filing up of those holes whenever a contract is done so that we do not just leave it to the mercy of the contractor to come and recover the place. This is a matter that needs to be looked into in detail. I wish the Departmental Committee on Energy moves fast and save the people of Sondu Miriu."}