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    "id": 997070,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/997070/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kilifi North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Owen Baya",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13373,
        "legal_name": "Owen Yaa Baya",
        "slug": "owen-yaa-baya"
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    "content": " Pursuant to Standing Order No. 44(2) (c), I seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Committee on Implementation regarding the progress of construction of the Ronald Ngala Utalii College in Kilifi County in view of the status of implementation of the Public Investments Committees (PIC) Special Report on the college dated May, 2017. The Committee considered a special audit report that questioned the circumstances that led to the escalation of the project from its original cost of Ksh1.9 billion to Ksh8.9 billion before it was scaled down to Ksh4.9 billion. The National Assembly’s PIC recommended that the project be implemented as per the Catering and Tourism Development Levy Trustees (CDTLT) board resolution of 13th December 2010 to redesign the college to accommodate 3,000 students at a cost of Ksh8.9 billion. The Government approved the construction of the Coast branch of the Kenya Utalii College vide Cabinet Minute 30/1996 dated 1st February, 1996. Further, the Cabinet revisited the matter in 2007 vide a letter reference OP/CAB/584A dated 13th September, 2007 proposing the expansion of the project at an estimated cost of Ksh1.948 billion. The project has since spent up to Ksh2 billion and the work is not complete despite assurance by the Cabinet Secretary (CS) that it would be completed by 2019. The PIC recommended to the then CS Ministry of Tourism to, as a matter of urgency, pursue a post-facto Cabinet approval from the downscaled project and seek Cabinet approval for the implementation of hotel component of the project through the Public Private Partnership (PPP) framework and report to the National Assembly on the implementation status of this recommendation not later than six months after the adoption of the Report. The Committee also recommended that the project be implemented not later than 19th June, 2019 as per the signed contract and subsequent addenda issued on 14th May, 2013 and 25th August, 2014 respectively. Further, the CEO of the college was also to report to the National Assembly on the implementation status not later than 12 months after the adoption of the Report. It is now very many months after this Report was tabled before the House. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}