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    "id": 19241,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/19241/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kinyanjui",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Roads",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 48,
        "legal_name": "Lee Maiyani Kinyanjui",
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    "content": "Lastly, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it was mentioned here that we have engineers who drive vehicles that belong to the contractors. I wish to correct that. The reality is that whenever a contract is being crafted, there is provision for a vehicle for supervision, and this is, indeed, the practice all over the world; when you have a project – be it the World Bank project or a Government of Kenya project – you ensure that a vehicle is bought specifically for the purpose of supervision. It does not belong to the contractor; money for the purchase of that vehicle is actually provided for within the contract to ensure that the engineers have the means to be able to reach wherever they have to go, and that we have no problem of supervision. Yes, I agree that when we have engineers who are also involved in the actual contracts and, therefore, they have vested interest, we have quality being compromised. I hope we will be able to look at this and ensure that engineers who are involved in projects do not end up benefitting from the same projects commercially. I think this Bill will be able to address many of the issues that we have raised."
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