{"id":317082,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/317082/?format=json","text_counter":272,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Kinyanjui","speaker_title":"The Assistant Minister for Roads","speaker":{"id":48,"legal_name":"Lee Maiyani Kinyanjui","slug":"lee-kinyanjui"},"content":" Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that on 5th November 2007, the Ministry advertised tenders for the repair and resurfacing of the Tigoni-Kabuku Road, among others. However, due to insufficient funds, the contract for Tigoni-Kabuku, together with others, was not awarded. Tenders for Zambezi-Karai were later invited separately as a priority and the contract was awarded to Patra Construction Company. (b) The road is included in the Roads 2000 GOK/AFD Programme for reinstatement to bitumen standards during the Financial Year 2013/2014. In the meantime, the road has been undergoing periodic maintenance with spot improvements and drainage works having been carried out recently to make the road motorable."}