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    "id": 314883,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/314883/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Nguyai",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Local Government",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 113,
        "legal_name": "Lewis Nganga Nguyai",
        "slug": "lewis-nguyai"
    },
    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) My Ministry is constructing 211 markets under the Economic Stimulus Programme. The completion status is as follows: 100 markets are practically complete and are ready for use representing 47 per cent of all projects. Forty nine markets are in the final stages, representing 25.3 per cent of all projects. Fifty four markets have ongoing works representing 26 per cent of all projects and three markets are in the initial stages of development representing 1.4 per cent of all projects. Five markets are under the procurement process representing 2.3 per cent of all projects. (b) The Limuru Fresh Produce Market was initially awarded to a contractor, M/s Topulus Contractor on 7th April, 2010 at a tender sum of Kshs10,236,490.80. The tender could, however, not progress due to signing of the contract agreement because the field bills of quantities and other bills of quantities submitted to the Limuru CDF in this bid were not forwarded to the Ministry of Local Government. Efforts to get the contractor did not yield any positive result. From the foregoing, coupled with the contractor’s demand for compensation arising from delays led to the review of the contract by my Ministry. The tender was re- awarded and has now been awarded to Kenyash Inter-Business Enterprises Limited for Kshs12,116,420. A lettter of award was fowarded on 29th February, 2012, and required the contractor to provide a performance bond of 5 per cent in the form of a bank guarantee. The notification award was sent to M/s Kenyash Inter-Business Enterprises Limited through P.O. Box 23606, 00625, Nairobi, which the contractor confirmed was a wrong address and hence the delay in receiving the notification award. The correct address of the contractor, we were further advised, is P.O. Box 9252, 00200, Nairobi. (c) The contractor submitted the performance bond plus the acceptance letter to the Ministry on 7th June, 2012, and the contract documents are being processed. Therefore, the construction work will commence once the contract process is completed."
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