{"id":124279,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/124279/?format=json","text_counter":122,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"rof. Sambili","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":28,"legal_name":"Hellen Jepkemoi Sambili","slug":"hellen-sambili"},"content":"Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think the contract that we are talking about now really was not awarded 20 years ago. We are saying that this road has been done for 20 years; but not by the NYS, as far as I am concerned. I am new in the Ministry but I do not think that, really, it has taken 20 years. I think they are talking about the whole road that extends all the way to Malindi. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with regard to the equipment, I want to say that when I was asked to table this answer, we bought the equipment and I think I better read it. It says:- “We purchased new equipment for this road which includes four large tippers at Kshs8.958 million each and we spent a total of Kshs35 million; we bought two excavators, two Isuzu double cabin vehicles. We also bought three water buzzers. We also bought a concrete mixer”. So, we bought the equipment. It does not mean---"}