GET /api/v0.1/hansard/entries/63231/?format=api
HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept
{
"id": 63231,
"url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/63231/?format=api",
"text_counter": 160,
"type": "speech",
"speaker_name": "Mr. Obure",
"speaker_title": "The Minister for Public Works",
"speaker": {
"id": 118,
"legal_name": "Christopher Mogere Obure",
"slug": "christopher-obure"
},
"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, as you will know, the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution provides for the creation of 47 counties under the devolved system of Government. The Schedule further requires that the counties should be operational by the year 2013. The mandate of the Ministry of Public Works is to provide basic infrastructure facilities to the public. These include, the development and maintenance of Government buildings and other public works as directed in the Presidential Circular No.1 of 2008, published in May, 2008. Pursuant thereof, the Ministry of Public Works is already spearheading the design and development of the proposed county assemblies, county offices and governorsâ residences, among others in readiness for the year 2013 deadline. The purpose of our intervention is to provide physical infrastructure to enable the county governments to effectively discharge their duties and functions as provided for in the Constitution. To this end, the Ministry has already produced the generic preliminary designs for these structures. It is important and necessary that every county identifies the location of its county seat; existing facilities to be assessed for possible upgrading or modification into any of these facilities in the event that the facilities are found not suitable for this purpose. The respective counties should identify land to house these facilities. In this event, hon. Members should take into account that the available resources are likely to be limited."
}