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    "id": 220591,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Nyachae",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Roads and Public Works",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 342,
        "legal_name": "Simeon Nyachae",
        "slug": "simeon-nyachae"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not quite clear whether I will be able to answer the long questions that have been raised. But let me say this:- First, the contractors have a contract signed between them and the Government through the Ministry of Roads and Public Works. The Ministry of Roads and Public Works has got resident engineers. On the particular incident that is being mentioned, we are aware. We had already told the contractor who is still doing the work--- The work is not finished for us to blame him! A particular spot, which was considered by the resident engineer as 0.8 in size, needed to be repeated. The contractor was given specific days under the contract to correct that. Those days had not elapsed. Mr. Speaker, Sir, quite frankly, the Ministerial Statement which is being sought should be given by the Office of the President. As the Minister in charge, when I saw the incident, I contacted the Permanent Secretary and the Chief Engineer and asked them: \"Why has the Provincial Roads Engineer, Mr. Ogege, and the District Roads Engineer been arrested?\" I also asked: \"What is the mistake of the contractors?\" Incidentally, one of the contractors had nothing to do with that particular road. He was also taken there and marched to the Provincial Commissioner's office with askaris . Mr. Ogege was also arrested. To date, nobody has given me an answer as to why they were arrested. I am not, therefore, responsible and will not answer this question. The people who did it should be able to give an answer and that office has got a Minister."
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