{"id":182908,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/182908/?format=json","text_counter":148,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Chanzu","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":11,"legal_name":"Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu","slug":"yusuf-chanzu"},"content":"Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am happy that the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs is here. I want to make a suggestion. The reason why most of the roads in the country are wearing out very quickly is that the foundations are too old and the sub-structure is worn out. So, even patching up does not help. I would like to suggest that we have technically qualified people running some of these Ministries so that we can have appropriate answers. We are losing a lot of money through variation orders and the Assistant Ministers is telling us that they will issue a variation order to do an extension of the road. Why can it not be a new project? Why can he not tender the works?"}