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    "id": 390318,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/390318/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Moi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Gideon Kipsiele Towett Moi",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Sen. Kagwe raised a very serious issue. He wanted to know whether contractors have been paid and why they are not moving. That is correct. There are challenges that are being faced. We, as Senators, are all aware of what happened when money was sent to counties. We have reached a point where out of the Kshs210 billion, a big chunk of Kshs10 billion has already been disbursed as unconditional grants. Part of that money was to be used to pay Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) and Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) for contracts that the Government had already committed itself to. This is an issue we are all grappling with as a Committee. We have called the Commission for Revenue Allocation (CRA), Treasury and the Ministry of Roads to appear before our Committee on Thursday, 26th to deal with the issue. We need to unbundle and to pay the necessary contractors so that they can go ahead and deal with these roads which are a lifeline to our people. CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING MARGINALISED COUNTIES TO BENEFIT FROM EQUALISATION FUND"
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