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    "id": 212451,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Eng. Okundi",
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        "legal_name": "Philip Okoth Okundi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me a moment to comment on this very important Motion. The Government, through the Ministry of Roads and Public Works, has been given over Kshs62 billion for roads in this country. This is a very major development. I think the House has acted very well to approve it. We can see that almost all the areas of the country are being touched in one way or another. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what I would like to ask the Minister and his officers to do is the following: We know the long procurement processes in this country - tendering, mobilisation, checking and waiting for bills and so on. That takes more or less six months. So, even the ones that have been allocated money will end up not being done in the next financial year. We will then do another reallocation and the story continues. I would like this House to urge the Minister to call for tenders immediately so that, by the time the allocations are refined, moved into allocations and Authority to Incur Expenditure (AIE), the money is there. Contractors would then be appointed and work would be done. Lastly, it is important, particularly this year, for wananchi to understand what is going to happen in their areas, with respect to the approval of these major funds. I would, therefore, like to ask the Ministry to act very responsibly and quickly in that particular manner."
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