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    "id": 1609058,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1609058/?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. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to respond or react to the Statement that has been read by my friend, Hon. Rindikiri, on behalf of his Committee. This Statement has two fundamental flaws. First, it states that the developer is in custody, while he is not. Secondly, it states that the developer supported the families with funeral arrangements and is engaging with the families to support them going forward, whereas he has not. I say this with authority because today, I spoke with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations Officer (DCIO) on the ground, the Assistant Chief and Chief who confirmed what I have just stated. As a matter of fact, the five people who died come from very poor families and are very young people who have left behind orphans and widows. We recall that around about that time when they died, you supported us. Thank you very much for giving them a decent send-off. For the Cabinet Secretary to provide a Statement which is fundamentally incorrect is baffling and also begs the question whether the Ministry is serious in tackling the issues raised in my request for a statement that I laid before this House. Having said that, the five and their young families are still waiting for justice. In this Statement, despite the fact that the Cabinet Secretary has indicated that the Ministry conducts regular site inspections by qualified professionals and require that developers or contractors submit mandatory compliance reports, on the 3rd September 2024, that project was issued with a notice to suspend works because it was not compliant by not following the laid-down procedures, laws and policies. However, it continued. Where were the inspectors we are told are professionals or the regular inspections we are told in this Statement? This lacklustre approach to very serious matters when five people are dead and the families are waiting for justice .…"
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