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"speaker_name": "Kilifi North, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Owen Baya",
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"content": "If the people of Ganze, the people of Kilifi, the people of Magarini, the people of Kaloleni and the people of Suba had a good road network, they would have contributed to the GDP of this country, and this country would be at another level. Because we forgot them, concentrated on certain areas under the Sessional Paper No.10, we are where we are as a country. Malaysia and Singapore passed us. Yes, we are boasting that we are the sixth-largest economy in Africa, but we would have been second or first if we had developed this country equally by ensuring that there are roads everywhere in this country and without constructing roads in one area."
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"speaker_name": "Kilifi North, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Owen Baya",
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"content": "The GDP of this country will rise and go very high if we actually construct roads in every part of this country. It will improve access to markets. Also, there are children who cannot get good education because there is no road to go to a good school. We spend too much money paying for fare at short distance. You pay Ksh1,000 and yet you would have paid only Ksh200 if there was a good road. You see how we kill? There is a story called Africa Kills HerSun . That is what we have done in this country because of skewed development to certain regions."
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"speaker_name": "Kilifi North, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Owen Baya",
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"content": "I want to be happy about what Sam Atandi and his team did at the Budget and Appropriations Committee, to ensure that resources in the Budget that we passed here yesterday at the Committee of Supply, go to every part of this country so as to realise equitable development. Had we done this 20 years ago, the GDP of this country would be very high. We would not be speaking about poverty, and we would not be speaking about people being poor. If we ensured that every part of this country had good road networks, agriculture would develop faster, health facilities would develop faster and education would be at a higher level,"
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"speaker_title": "Hon. Owen Baya",
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"content": "The Motion that Hon. Faith Gitau has brought to this House is very important. Actually, it is an economic empowerment Motion. The people of Kilifi and the fish folk in Kilifi would not be looking for handouts because they would get their catch, take it to the market at a good time and avoid post-harvest losses. That would be another level. Those who have been given an opportunity to sit in Committees like the Budget and Appropriations Committee, please ensure you distribute resources in this country equitably, including the people in Dadaab. They want a good road, and they want to see resources go to those sections. That is why I recommend the broad-based government. We have a situation in this country now where resources can be taken to every part of this country. Congratulations for the good mind, for the good thoughts, and for the good ideas for this country, Hon. Faith Gitau. Congratulations again for standing up for Kenya and standing up for the marginalised parts of this country. I thank you and I support."
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"speaker_name": "Hon. David Ochieng’",
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"content": " Member for Emurua Dikirr."
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"speaker_name": "Emurua Dikirr, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Johana Kipyegon",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to also weigh in on this Motion on the expansion of major roads in the country to dual carriageways. 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."
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"speaker_name": "Emurua Dikirr, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Johana Kipyegon",
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"content": "Historically, after the First and Second World Wars, the economies of Europe and the Americas were resurrected by their road networks and infrastructure. They put all their money and efforts into building infrastructure, which is the key to development in any country. Without infrastructure, there is no development. I support this Motion and I wish it could be made into a reality. I hope it will not end up in the archives of the National Assembly. I also hope that the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure will use this Motion as a case study, taking into account the contributions by Members."
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"speaker_name": "Emurua Dikirr, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Johana Kipyegon",
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"content": "We have many accidents on our highways because our roads are too narrow. The interchanges between vehicles moving in opposite directions cause many accidents. You will rarely witness accidents in Europe and America because all the roads are dual carriageways regardless of their levels. Vehicles move on the road at whichever speed. In fact, in some countries, a motor vehicle moving at a low speed on a road with a higher speed limit is fined because they could cause accidents. However, in our case, all our roads are single roads. Most accidents happen when vehicles are overtaking. If we also want to move goods and services faster to other areas, our road networks have to be properly done. The proposer of this Motion suggests that we dual all the highways, especially the roads from Mombasa to Nairobi and Nairobi to Malaba. We should also dual the roads to Kisumu, Kericho and West Pokot. We should dual all highways that have a lot of traffic. If we do not have money because construction is very expensive, why not toll them? People pay for the road from Mlolongo to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and arrive at their destinations on time without accidents or problems. There is a difference when you pay Ksh300 from Nairobi to the JKIA. When you use the normal road to the airport, you will take three hours and spend around Ksh3,000 on fuel."
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"speaker_name": "Emurua Dikirr, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Johana Kipyegon",
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"content": "People would have no problem if all those roads were expanded and tolled. If we do not have money to dual the roads, especially the ones from Mombasa to Nairobi and Nairobi to Malaba, we can do Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) and toll the roads. People would prefer to travel for just two hours from Mombasa to Nairobi instead of over six hours or the whole day because the traffic on those roads does not allow them to arrive in Nairobi on time. The traffic in Nairobi is also at another level. Therefore, if we can partner with other countries or serious investors, we can construct underground trains in Nairobi and de-congest traffic. We can also introduce tramps and toll them. We can do many things without necessarily borrowing money and overtaxing our citizens to achieve whatever we want. We can also partner with other countries and investors to meet our goals. I fully support this proposal to dual our roads. Let us partner with investors, dual the roads and toll them. We can also construct underground trains in Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu and toll them. I was in the Public Investments Committee with my good friend, Mhe . Aden, who was the Chairman. When the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) was being constructed, we went from Nairobi to Mombasa. We were shocked by the amount of money that was spent on the SGR, which would have been enough to construct a dual rail and an electric train. The kickbacks demanded when doing such big projects slow down our country’s development. If we had constructed a proper dual electric rail from Mombasa to Malaba, we would have eased traffic. We can still do that without necessarily borrowing or taxing Kenyans. We can do it through PPPs, partner with investors and toll the roads. After all, nobody travels on those trains without paying. The payment can be split in half between the investor and the country. Therefore, if the Departmental Committee on Transport and infrastructure pays serious attention to this Motion and works on it, our country’s infrastructure can prosper without overtaxing the citizens."
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"speaker_name": "Emurua Dikirr, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Johana Kipyegon",
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"content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I support the Motion. 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."
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