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    "id": 393620,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ongoro",
    "speaker_title": "The Temporary Speaker",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 125,
        "legal_name": "Elizabeth Ongoro Masha",
        "slug": "elizabeth-ongoro"
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    "content": " Let us now hear the request of Statement from Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. STATUS OF ONGOING CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS SINCE COMMENCEMENT OF DEVOLUTION Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Energy, Roads and Transport on the status of all the ongoing road construction projects in all counties which have stalled since the commencement of devolution. Madam Temporary Speaker, in the Statement, I would like the Chairperson to clarify the following:- (1) What the Government is doing to reverse the stalling of Sigalagala-Butere- Sidindi Road which has become unmotorable cutting off transport between Sigalagala, Butere and Sidindi leading to loss of livelihood to thousands of business people and the general public. (2) To clarify if the Government is aware that as a result of this stalling of construction of roads across the whole country, the local contractors, who employ over 100,000 Kenyans have been forced to lay off around 5,000 people thereby declaring them redundant. (3) What is the Government doing to stop this plight that young Kenyans are faced with, some of whom have been forced to move to South Sudan where they face serious challenges, including being killed? (4) When is the Government going to pay these contractors, who are owed over Kshs20 billion for certified works on fully completed and or ongoing road contracts? (5) What is the Government doing to ensure that construction machines belonging to these contractors, who have liabilities with financial institutions are not seized due to failure of the Government to pay them? (6) Since the function of roads has been devolved to counties, could the Government clarify whether this money that they owe these contractors in the respective counties will be taken to those particular counties specifically for the purposes of settlement of these dues? Madam Temporary Speaker, I am talking about 70 contracts that have been cancelled. Since I cannot go through all of them, I would like hon. Senators to realise that I only cited Sigalagala-Butere-Sidindi Road because it is in Kakamega County. However, we have other roads like Keroka-Kebirigo, Keroka-Nyangusu roads in Kisii County; Kamukuywa-Kaptama-Kapsokwony-Sirisia Road in Bungoma County; Mumbuni- Kathiani-Thwake River Road in Machakos County; Kima-Insutsi Road in Vihiga County; Kakuswi-Tawa-Kikima-Makutano Road in Makueni County; Kendu Bay to The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
}