{"id":244942,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/244942/?format=json","text_counter":72,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Ojaamong","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":196,"legal_name":"Sospeter Odeke Ojaamongson","slug":"sospeter-ojaamongson"},"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister has just conceded that contractors were awarded more tenders than they can handle. This is one of the problems we are facing in Western and Nyanza provinces. When will the Assistant Minister assess and approve the new contractors he has engaged so that tenders awarded to the earlier contractors who are very incompetent, lack financial base and cannot undertake any works so far can be off-loaded?"}