{"id":250551,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/250551/?format=json","text_counter":83,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Kamotho","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":241,"legal_name":"Joseph John Kamotho","slug":"joseph-kamotho"},"content":"asked the Minister for Roads and Public Works:- (a) whether he is aware that Murang'a-Gitugi Road (D427) was designed to bitumen standard in the early 1980s and a contract worth Kshs99,410,842 awarded to Firoze Construction Company Ltd. on 4 April, 1988 for a period of 18 months but was abandoned on 19th August, 1991 after undertaking only the earthworks and installation of culverts; (b) whether he is further aware that after the contactor abandoned the road, the Ministry started tarmacking it, but abandoned the project after only three kilometres; (c) how much money was paid to the contractor and how much has been allocated to the road for maintenance since 1991; and, (d) if he could allocate adequate funds during the 2006/2007 Financial Year to complete this important road in Murang'a District."}