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    "id": 35951,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/35951/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Anyang’-Nyong’o",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 193,
        "legal_name": "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o",
        "slug": "peter-nyongo"
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if the architects from the Ministry of Public Works were compromised to frustrate the contractor, the contractor would be the first person to let the Ministry know that he is being frustrated. This has not been the complaint of the contactor. The contractor started by demanding that he be paid 10 percent mobilization fee, which was not part of the agreement, and the Ministry could not contravene its own agreement with the contractor. As I have said, since to date we have paid a certified amount of Kshs35,562,766, which is commensurate to the amount of work the contractor has done, the Ministry is quite safe. The contractor himself has written to us appealing that we give him some time to mobilize funds to continue with the work. Therefore, the relationship between the Ministry and the contractor is subject to the contract. The only person who has contravened that contract is the contractor by not performing his percent of work according to the time period that has elapsed. So, the hon. Member of Parliament should be quite happy to know that, one, we have safeguarded the money that has been budgeted for that project. Two, we shall make sure that this project is completed according to the sum of money that is set aside. No money will be wasted because we would rather pay the contractor for what he does and not for what he wishes to be paid."
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