{"id":207834,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/207834/?format=json","text_counter":44,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Lesrima","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":178,"legal_name":"Simon Saimanga Lesirma","slug":"simon-lesirma"},"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, why is the Ministry awarding tenders for urban councils and municipalities at the headquarters? Why are they not involving the local authorities? I have a case in my constituency where a contract was awarded at the headquarters while the local authority; Maralal Urban Council, was unaware of it. The contractor arrived, did a shoddy job and disappeared. Why can we not decentralise these functions so that the people on the ground can have a say regarding the markets that are being built?"}