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    "id": 1625919,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1625919/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Davis Chirchir",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport",
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    "content": "contractor of the project through what we recently did to raise funds, and the subcontractor has since committed to resume works before the end of June, 2025. Allow me to follow up and confirm that. We did a settlement agreement to pay pending bills, and one of the conditions in the settlement agreement was resumption of works for them to receive that 40 per cent payment. We are planning to pay an additional 40 per cent before the end of this month and it will be based on performance. So I will be following up to confirm that resumption has happened. We can all agree that has not been acceptable. There have been myriad court processes and pending bills but with the solution having been reached through the recent payment, allow me to address that. (b) We are aware of the need to construct a structure to facilitate access along the Thika River-Ekalakala-Isyuko ya Kathini Road C438 in Masinga Constituency to connect Thika River-Ekalala-Isyuko ya Kathini in Machakos County. The road serves as a link to Ekalakala Ward in accessing roads such as Muthesia, Ithanga Hills and the larger Masinga-Ndithini region. The cost of constructing an adequate structure is Kshs20 million and the construction shall be undertaken upon availability of funding. This is not very adequate but allow me to again pay attention to that and see how we can expedite funding for this particular bridge. (c) I wish to state that the reference Miu ya Ng’ang’a Bridge in Masinga Sub- County has been designed for construction as a twin-cell box culvert. The Ministry is aware of the importance of the structure as it links the Kayole-Mataka-Kikule Road in Masinga constituency, Machakos County, providing a key transport link across the Miu ya Ng’ang’a River and improving access within the Ndithini area."
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