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    "id": 5440,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kinyanjui",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Roads",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 48,
        "legal_name": "Lee Maiyani Kinyanjui",
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    "content": "Lastly, hon. Midiwo, our Chief Whip, mentioned about a particular road in Kisumu. Indeed, we have seen his letter which I must say is very unprocedural in the sense that when we get a letter specifically saying “give so and so this contract or do not give this”, that would essentially amount to interfering with the tendering process. But having said that, our biggest concern with Kisumu and the larger lake region, is the under-capacity of the contractors who are there. I will challenge you to tell me three or four big contractors that you have within that region whom we can give any work on short notice. This is the challenge that we have had over time. In 2009, we went to Siaya and some parts of Bondo and that time we used to send money to the districts because we did not have the Constituency Roads Committee, and much of that money used to be returned to the Ministry because we had one contractor who had about five or six jobs and could not complete them in time and, therefore, the money had to go back to the Treasury. Therefore, my challenge also to some of these areas---"
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