{"id":42115,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/42115/?format=json","text_counter":222,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Kinyanjui","speaker_title":"The Assistant Minister for Roads","speaker":{"id":48,"legal_name":"Lee Maiyani Kinyanjui","slug":"lee-kinyanjui"},"content":" Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am not aware that the above mentioned roads are in a deplorable state due to potholes dug by the contractor who was repairing them. However, I am aware that the said road requires urgent repair. (b) My Ministry, through the Kenya Urban Roads Authority, has engaged a contractor to carry out pothole patching on a number of roads in Eastlands including Mumias Road. The contractor is still on site and the works are ongoing. As regards Jogoo Road, my Ministry has awarded a contract for the repair of the same and the works will begin early this month. I want to confirm that, indeed, the contractor is on site."}