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    "id": 318046,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kosgey",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Industrialization",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 177,
        "legal_name": "Henry Kiprono Kosgey",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was saying that it would appear that a section of the Stimulus Package Management Committee (SPMC) deliberated on the Chepalungu CIDC and awarded the tender without the full participation of the Members. However, there was one, Michael Kones, who is the Fund Manager and Mr. Rono whom I understand is a Personal Assistant to hon. Ruto who were present at some of the meetings. At subsequent meetings after the contractor had died, the full Committee including the Member for the area met and tried to salvage the project by suggesting that it could be awarded to the second lowest bidder but it could not be so. This is because it could have been easier to continue with the contractor but it so happens that that company was a sole proprietorship which was owned by the person who died and probably the next of kin, the wife. The wife was called and requested if she could continue and finish but she was unable to do so. Hence, the best way to complete the project is to re-tender it. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as to the payment of Kshs618,000 which the hon. Member says was paid without the sanction of the Constituency Development Committee, I have not been able to find any record. All I know is that the Ministry of Public Works officer certified the work done, forwarded the certificate and the Ministry paid. Of importance now is how to complete this work. As I indicated yesterday there were no budgetary allocations subsequent to the 2009/2010 Financial Year. We have been looking at this matter as a Ministry because we are keen to finish this project because taxpayers’ money has been spent. We have Kshs250 million which is supposed to be used by the Ministry and we are discussing with the Treasury to allow us to utilize that money to complete the 210 industrial centres. It is important because we are going into a devolved system and the thinking now in the Government is that the CIDCs should be handed over to the county governments because we are"
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