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    "id": 219378,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/219378/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Munya",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Office of the President",
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Konzolo Munyao",
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    "content": " His words, and I quote, were:- \" Hatuwezi kuongea hapa. Peleka hawa watu tukaongee mbele \". The contractors and Ministry of Roads and Public Works officials were taken to the PC's office where Dr. Mutua, hon. Mwaboza and other Government officials held a meeting on the ongoing road works in the area. In the meeting, the contractors admitted that the works needed to be re-done and attributed the problem to the recent heavy rains. They apologized and agreed to re-do the works at their own cost. At no time did the Government Spokesman order for the arrest of those contractors and Ministry of Roads and Public Works officials. Neither were they held as alleged. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Dr. Mutua, as the Government Spokesman, was responding to calls by wananchi over the bad conditions of the infrastructure that was ruining the image of the Government. He had no intention to usurp the mandate of the Ministry of Roads and Public Works or any other Ministry. Indeed, he had communicated his planned trip to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Roads and Public Works, who facilitated the road inspection tour. In fact, Dr. Mutua travelled in the same car with Eng. Orege to the PC's office for the meeting. Finally, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Government is charged with the responsibility of ensuring efficiency and effective utilisation of public resources and all Government officials should ensure that works done using public funds are comprehensively monitored. This was the message that Dr. Mutua was communicating via his inspection of those works. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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