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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": " Hon. Speaker and Members, we have done some work to unlock. For example, the Chemuswa Danger Road has the same contractor and they have started from one side. Do we move the contractor to the other side? Do we get two gangs so that one gang starts from the other side? Yes, we are able to do that given the fact that we have lately paid the contractors. I encourage Members to talk to some of these contractors when you drive and meet them. They were in a very sorry state. We owed them money, they owed subcontractors and suppliers of cement and steel money. They also did not pay salaries. However, with the unlocking of that challenge, I confirm that all those roads that the Senator has talked about are funded in the current financial year. I would like to spend some time with the Senator to confirm that. It is the same thing across the whole country. We have really done fairly well with the unlocking of the pending bills and ensuring that every road that has a contractor has at least a milestone funding in the Financial Year 2025/26 to ensure that we do not The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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