{"id":204808,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/204808/?format=json","text_counter":40,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Kipchumba","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":313,"legal_name":"Joseph Kipchumba Lagat","slug":"joseph-lagat"},"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Information and Communications the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Could the Minister confirm that the Government is in the process of awarding a contract for services under Phase II of the Kenya Rural Telecommunications Development Project through single-sourcing? (b) What is the cost of the project? (c) Why was the project not subjected to competitive bidding? (d) What is the status of Phase I of the project?"}