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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwakulegwa",
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        "legal_name": "Danson Mwazo Mwakulegwa",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not an engineer by profession. Therefore, I will not be able to speculate on the specifications. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me respond to Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.’s questions. The reason the job has taken so long is due to the massive earth works; that is, the drilling and blasting of the stones. That is why the Government extended by 68 weeks. He had wanted 175 weeks, but after the evaluation by the technical staff, they extended it by 68 weeks. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, secondly, the contract was reduced from 43 kilometres to 29 kilometres, because of the time that it was taking. Out of the four kilometres to go, the contractor had submitted a certificate of payment of Kshs198 million and he was only paid Kshs15 million. For that reason, the contract, come June this year, was not factored in the budget. He, therefore, actually suspended the construction of this road. The contractor has actually committed to finish the road in two years time, when funds are made available. But, currently, the funds are not available. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Sen. Musila said that the construction of the Kangonde- Kitui Road took 11 years and that seven years into the construction, it started peeling off. I will report this to the Cabinet Secretary, who is an engineer by profession, so that he can send his people on the ground. We will report back if so required by the engineers, as to why the road is peeling off."
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