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    "id": 275038,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/275038/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Nguyai",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Local Government",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 113,
        "legal_name": "Lewis Nganga Nguyai",
        "slug": "lewis-nguyai"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that Vihiga County Council submitted a proposal to European Union (EU) and a grant of Kshs15 million was approved during the Financial Year 2006/2007 and not Financial Year 2007/2008. (b) The grant was released in phases, that is 60 per cent, 20 per cent and finally, 20 per cent. The council was to add another Kshs3 million to cater for eligible costs as a condition. The council contracted Broad Core Construction to rehabilitate rural access roads and construct eight small bridges at a contract sum of Kshs15,113,350 for a duration of 12 months after the EU had released 60 per cent; that is Kshs9 million. The firm rehabilitated rural access roads covering 229.3 kilometres at a total contract sum of Kshs10,355,176. That money was paid to the contractor. The expenditure of the roads was to be distributed as follows:- Construction of existing roads – 151 kilometres at Kshs8.8 million; construction of new roads – 50 kilometres at Kshs2.4 million; rehabilitation of five bridges at Kshs1.3 million and construction of new bridges totaling Kshs2.5 million. Those amounts total Kshs15,113,350. The contractor was being paid for the work done and certified by the District Roads Engineer, Vihiga. However, when the council delayed to pay the contractor for the work he had done on the rural access roads, he deserted the site without constructing bridges. That was due to the delay by the EU to release 20 per cent of the funds for Phase II. At the same time, the council was not provided with a budget for the same during 2006/2007. (c) The council had entered into a contract with the EU and the conditions provided that if the project was not completed within the said time frame, then some of the grant already released would be refunded. Therefore, the council was compelled to refund the Kshs9 million grant for not completing the project within the time frame."
}