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    "id": 470528,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murungi",
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        "legal_name": "Kiraitu Murungi",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, you have heard them say that the contractor is on site, but no work is going on. Could the Chairperson explain why no work is going on and what the contractor is doing on the site? It is a common practice now for contractors to make money by just parking vehicles, tractors and other equipment on the roads and claiming costs and damages from the Government under a formula called escalation of costs. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this road is a clear example of that reckless and wasteful expenditure by the Government. The Government is paying contractors who are doing nothing. Could the Chairperson explain how much of the budgetary allocation given has been paid to the contractor for doing nothing, by way of damages and escalation of costs? Finally, I asked for the specific date when this road will be completed. They have been on the site since 2011. Could the Chairperson give a commitment that the remaining eight kilometres should be done by the end of this calendar year? 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."
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