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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr Davis Chirchir",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport",
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    "content": "stretch from Maseno to Opasi in Luanda Constituency so as to ensure it remains passable ahead of the main works assigned to Ms China Railway No.10 Engineering Group. The overall physical progress of works for the entire road project is 68 per cent as at today, with 24 kilometres constructed to bitumen standard. On the second issue, the Ministry has prioritised payment of all pending bills, including those of Ms China Railway No.10 Engineering Group to facilitate full resumption of work at this project. Towards this end, Hon. Members, the Ministry has paid some Ksh54,975,670 in the current financial year to the contractor. We have received commitment from them on resumption of work as efforts are made to settle the remainder of this payment as soon as possible. Hon. Members, again, we are working round the clock to raise funds through securitisation. We will come back to this House to get approval to spend that money once we receive it. This will ensure that we get all contractors back to work. Pending bills are a big issue. I want to reiterate again that it is our top priority. We are working on it. In fact, I chaired a meeting at 7.00a.m., this morning to look at timelines. We are beginning to see the end of the runway with respect to how we can resolve this challenge. Thank you."
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