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    "id": 960916,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Linturi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Franklin Mithika Linturi",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on 14th May, 2019, the Senate adopted the Committee report without amendments. Following the Senate Resolution, the CRA issued a circular to all governors and speakers of the county assemblies, drawing their attention to the resolutions among other information. It also included a letter from the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development and Public Works Ref No. CG/GEN/VOL.1/3 dated 19th June, 2019 on county infrastructure projects. The circular made reference to a response to the letter from the CRA reaffirming the need for counties to adhere to the Senate Resolution, but also advising that the exceptions from the ceilings can only be provided by the Senate on a case by case basis, with recommendations from the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development. A few counties namely, Nyandarua, Nyamira, Isiolo, Tana River, Samburu, Mandela, Kilifi and Meru had already started infrastructure development projects by the time the Senate resolved to provide ceilings for the county infrastructure projects. Further, the construction in some of the counties was at various stages. Some were 40 per cent complete and the contractual obligations entered into by the said county governments with the contractors were beyond the amounts provided for in the ceilings. In view of the above facts, and the set ceilings, county governments are now staring at possible unnecessary lawsuits by the contractors, delays in completing the infrastructure development projects and uncertainty as to how they should proceed in instances where it is not possible to go by the Senate Resolution. I, therefore, request this august House, through the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget, to relook at the matter with a view to meeting with all the relevant stakeholders again and considering the case of the affected counties, with a view to giving further recommendations and direction on each of the affected counties. This will ensure that we avoid the stalling of the projects and avert the expensive lawsuits that may ensue. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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