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    "id": 219376,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Munya",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Office of the President",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Konzolo Munyao",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Mr. Angwenyi requested a Ministerial Statement on a matter that involved the Government Spokesman, Dr. Alfred Mutua. I hereby issue the Ministerial Statement. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on numerous occasions, members of the public have raised their concerns and outrage, through the various radio stations and articles in newspapers, claiming that there was shoddy work and theft of Government resources in the ongoing road works in Mombasa. On Friday, 18th May, 2007, Dr. Mutua went to Mombasa to authenticate the numerous complaints raised by members of the public on the re-carpeting of roads in Mombasa. For the benefit of hon. Members, Dr. Mutua is the Chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee for the Beautification of Mombasa. His committee has been responsible for co- ordinating the ongoing beautification, including garbage collection, painting of buildings and repair of roads. As the Government Spokesman and Chairperson of the Committee, Dr. Mutua toured Mombasa on a fact-finding mission to determine whether the allegations of poor workmanship of the infrastructure were true. While visiting the site with public works officers and the road contractors, wananchi, who were also present, got outraged by the bad state of the roadworks that had, allegedly, been completed. During one of the stops, it was evident that more works had, indeed, been done poorly. This infuriated members of the public even further and they started baying for the blood of the contractors and the Ministry of Roads and Public Works officials. On realizing that the situation was getting out of hand, Dr. Mutua instructed officers from the Provincial Commissioner's (PCs) office to drive the contractors and the Ministry of Roads and Public Works officials out of the site to safety."
}