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    "id": 1208101,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1208101/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bonchari, UPA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Charles Onchoke",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support these Regulations. It is good practice to define and specify projects as opposed to adopting a general approach which becomes very expensive, cumbersome and a problem to the entire nation. We have seen resources not being used properly for the purpose they are intended for because of lack of specificity. It is also gratifying to know that these Regulations provide for the definition of the objectives, outputs and outcomes, so that we know from the word go what is intended to be achieved out of each of the projects the Government is undertaking. It is also a good thing to assign responsibilities, so that we can hold those to whom the responsibilities have been assigned accountable at every stage of the project. We want from the word go to know how much money has been allocated and appropriated for the projects. In the absence of regulations, we have witnessed in the past a lot of projects being started and somewhere along the way are abandoned because of inadequate budget. We will now have projects conceived and implemented to completion, so that they can serve Kenyans and deliver the service that Kenyans need. Introducing the monitoring and evaluation aspect in the regulations is a good thing. It makes it possible to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the project, how it is progressing and where we are going wrong so that mistakes and problems are captured at the right time and corrections are made. Equally, it will be important that when undertaking projects, those who are responsible, particularly in drawing contracts, do them faithfully. The wastage witnessed in the past is because some of the contracts are drawn in a skewed manner. They are sloppy and punitive to the country and only benefit those who draw them. With those few remarks, Hon. Deputy Speaker, I support the approval of these Regulations. Thank you."
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