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    "id": 80762,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/80762/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kinyanjui",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Roads",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Lee Maiyani Kinyanjui",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply- This is the second time that this Question is coming before the House, having been deferred by the Speaker previously because no definite answer was given in terms of the actual commencement of the repair of this road. During that period, it was clearly noted that the road has been in dire need of repair for a long time and no clear commitment had been given. Therefore, I hope my answer will be able to address that particular detail. (a) A detailed engineering design review of the road is currently ongoing and is due to be completed in April, 2011. I want to repeat again, the design review, which means we have already done the design and it is complete. (b) The road project is being implemented jointly with Tanzania as part of the multinational Arusha-Holili-Taveta-Voi Road Project. The two governments have identified it for priority funding under the ADF 12-Funding Programme and funds will be availed as soon as the negotiations are complete. (c) My Ministry is very eager to implement the construction of the Voi-Taveta Road and had approached several development partners including the European Union to support the project once the design review was completed. But when the ADB which was financing the design consultancy also undertook to provide the funding for construction of the road as a regional project under the East African Community, the Ministry decided to utilize the available European Union funding for implementation of the Merile-Marsabit section of the Isiolo-Moyale Road which was due for tendering."
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