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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kiunjuri",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Public Works",
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        "legal_name": "Festus Mwangi Kiunjuri",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is true. I know that. That is why I have over-emphasized that we shall be issuing the letter. As I said, this report was tabled yesterday and nobody even expected it to be on the Floor today. Therefore, the Club is willing to do as such. I still have my right to table any other document even after this Motion. On the issue of Umaa Dam, the Committee is very much aware that this matter is in court. Parliament is of the opinion that we never discuss matters of subjudice . The Committee went ahead to make a ruling on the suitability of the contractor despite other relevant authorities, namely, the court, already having this case going on for its determination. What is even more interesting is that the Committee did not find it necessary to inform this House that I am the one who raised the issue of escalation of prices at Umaa Dam. I tabled evidence to show that the cost of the dam had already escalated by July by Kshs313 million. That was the consultant report and nobody, no authority can challenge that. This Committee did not find it fit for come and table that document here. I even tabled a document in this Committee to show that Umaa Dam was a cash cow from the beginning. The consultants had erred to an extent that they were not supposed to tender for construction of that dam. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I gave all this evidence. However, this Committee decided to ignore all that evidence. They went ahead to say nothing was wrong in the awarding of the contract. I was not there when the documents for tender were being prepared. Why then did I raise the issue? Would I have done so, knowing very well if they were my friends that this issue would lead to termination of this contract? I raised the issue of all the dams and all the consultants, but nobody bothered to look at all those documents. What we have here is what suits this Committee. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I gave the Committee further information on the issue of my investigation of this contract and the visits that I made to several other dams. This Committee did not find it fit to tell this House that I visited all other dams. I was in the process. I started with Chemususu Dam in June. I went to Kiserian the same month in June. I went to Maruba Dam in July. Umaa Dam was the fourth dam that I visited. Why have they not questioned all the other dams? But they are very much interested in this dam. That is the only question they are asking."
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