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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations on a matter of countywide concern namely, the stalled projects in Kakamega County. The former administration of the County Government of Kakamega had sunk hundreds of millions of shillings in various projects across the county. Many of these projects have since stalled without completion and will occasion the loss of public funds amounting to over Kshs2 billion. In the statement, the Committee should address the following- (1) What are the reasons the following construction projects initiated by the former administration of the County Government of Kakamega stalled? (a) Itumbeni Dairy Factory in Malaba Constituency (b) Butali Marega Road in Malaba Constituency (c) Kubasali Water Project in Malaba Constituency (d) Kakamega Teaching and Referral Hospital in Lurambi Constituency (e) Shamakhubu Hospital in Shinyalu Constituency (f) Bukhungu Stadium in Lurambi Constituency (g)Bushiangala Eregi Bridge on River Lukose in Ikolomani Constituency (h) Bushiri-Navakholo Road in Navakholo Constituency (i) Office of the Governor in Lugari Constituency (j) Renovations of the Office of the Governor in Kakamega Town in Lurambi Constituency (k) Hundreds of Early Childhood Education Centres across the county (2) Give a detailed breakdown of the percentages of works completed in each project, the amount of money already paid out to the respective contractors for the works done as well as any outstanding balance; (3) Give a timeline for the resumption and completion of the said projects, including the reasons why funds for the completion of the projects were not factored in the county budgets for financial years 2022/2023, 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 2024-25;"
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