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    "id": 1473726,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1473726/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chirchir",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13110,
        "legal_name": "Zipporah Jepchirchir Kittony",
        "slug": "zipporah-jepchirchir-kittony"
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    "content": "However, the project for upgrading to bitumen standard and performance-based routine maintenance of Ongata-Gataka-Embulbul- Cooperative College-Karen-Matasia- Ongata-Rongai-Nazarene University- Rimpa Junction-Leswa Academy-Kahara Road, totaling 65 kilometres, again is 57 per cent complete today, with a total of 22 kilometer tarmac to date, and the remainder at various stages of construction. The project has faced challenges in completion due to several fiscal distress following the accumulation of a significant amount of pending payments owed to the contractor, M/s China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, which is currently owed Kshs135 million. The Ministry has forwarded the cumulative pending payments to the National Treasury for funding consideration and has requested Parliament to consider substantially increasing the annual allocation to roads to facilitate the comprehensive settlement of pending bills resulting from ongoing stalled road projects. From my initial statement, you will recall that I indicated that I am paying significant attention to the pending bills, so that we do not only unlock this road but all the pending bills, which have caused contractors to suspend works across the country. We should then be able to see rejuvenation or contractors back to work to ensure that all our roads are worked on as it were. In the meantime, the contractor is under instructions to maintain the road ahead of the main works as situation to ensure that the road is motorable. I will pay more attention to this and I can also do a cup of tea with Sen. Tobiko to look at more details on what we need to do to ensure that even as we work on budgetary availability, the road is motorable accordingly."
}