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"content": " Where has Hon. Wamuchomba gone? She has left? Hon. Keynan, go ahead. Hon. Members, you will all have opportunity to contribute."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This is a very important Motion. First of all, let me appreciate..."
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"content": " Before you proceed, can I just recognise the persons in the Public Gallery? I had hoped somebody from the Maasai area would give a word of encouragement to the students from Olkejuado, but that never happened. I want to welcome students from Kagondo Secondary School in Ndaragwa, Nyandarua County. I request Hon. Faith to put in a word of encouragement to both the students from Olkejuado and the students from Kagondo Secondary School in Ndaragwa."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I welcome the students from Kagondo Secondary School in Ndaragwa Constituency where I was born. So, I know the school very well. They perform very well academically. I welcome them here. This is where laws are made. I know some of you will join us very soon. Welcome. Thank you very much."
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"content": " You are welcome. Hon. Keynan, proceed. 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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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I appreciate Hon. Faith Gitau for this great Motion. I also want to say that this Motion is a product of Hon. Faith's understanding of the history, infrastructure, and dynamics of the Republic of Kenya. I do know our forefathers, the people who fought jealously for the independence of this sovereign State, aimed to create one mind-set and one country called Kenya. Over the years, different groups under the privileged leadership of this country have used their positions to entrench regionalism, tribalism, and biological nationalism instead of patriotism and nationalism. This idea is very good. I also want to take you back to the provisions of Sessional Paper No.10 of 1965, which you have ably referred to, which will continue to remain in my subconscious until we see a different mind-set from what we are seeing right now. I am glad that the Deputy Leader of the Majority Party has also alluded to this, the mind-set that appreciates Kenya in its entirety— the mind-set under the Broad-Based Government. This Paper, which was used from 1965 until the promulgation of the current Constitution, had three things in mind. Sessional Paper No.10 of 1965, titled African Socialism and its Application to Planning in Kenya, was a key Government policy that outlined the framework for Kenya's development with a focus on promoting African socialism and social justice. The Paper aimed to reduce poverty, ignorance and diseases. On the contrary, it entrenched poverty, tribalism, poverty and abuse of power in different parts of the Republic of Kenya. This Bill is coming at a great time under the current Constitution. Having appreciated my good friend, when she brings the Bill, I will move an amendment on it to read “expansion of all roads”, and “not all major roads.” Some of us do not have major roads. We are struggling to have a road."
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"content": " Minor roads."
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"content": " We are struggling to have minor roads. We are struggling to have something that befits the definition of a road. In your creative mind – and I like that – you have alluded to the great tarmac roads in parts of Kenya. I appreciate you. When you bring the Bill, please expand your horizon of thinking to my village and to somebody in Moyale, Turkana, Lamu, West Pokot or Garissa. That is what will bring the people of this sovereign Kenya together. We will then appreciate the classification of roads from “A”, “B”, and “C”. I do not have roads to be classified. We are still struggling. I want to remind you of one great thing the late Mzee Kibaki did. When he was the Minister for Finance in 1974, there was a bilateral agreement between the Government of Kenya and the Government of Ethiopia to tarmac the Addis Ababa–Moyale-Marsabit-Isiolo Road. The Government of Ethiopia did theirs within the shortest time possible. On the contrary, it took the Government of Kenya until 2003, when the late Mzee Kibaki became President, to remember that Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). He instructed the then Minister for Roads to forfeit all the precarious bottlenecks and implement that decision. Today, we have a great road that links Kenya to Ethiopia. The benefits? Accessibility, efficient road, reduction of road accident, and a literal trade boost. Remember, Ethiopia is the sleeping giant of Africa with a population close to 150 million people. Can you imagine that market? Today, there is something called the Safaricom effect in Ethiopia, which is going to be one of our diplomatic engagements. That is a closed zone. Right now, every Kenyan, even in the village, has access to Safaricom, courtesy of our communication infrastructure development. These are things we need to inculcate. For the people of Northern Kenya, these classes only exist in theory. I remember when I was in school, we used to be asked what a tarmac road was and we would answer that ‘a tarmac road is a black substance found in down Kenya.’ That down town Kenya is where you come from. I want to inculcate those students and make them believe that ‘down Kenya’ is in 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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"content": "the village in Rhamu, Ashabito, Dadaab or Wajir. That is the Kenyan mind-set that we want to create. I will be moving an amendment, and I am sure you can do the same. I join you and appreciate what is being done right now. For the first time, the road from Isiolo to Modogashe is being tarmacked. We are seeing signs of acceptability and linkage to the national road network. These are things that will help people assume and accept that they are part and parcel of the sovereign Republic of Kenya. I do not want to over-emphasize. The Bill also suggests moving roads from two-way lanes to dual carriageways, yet I do not have a one-lane road. When will I move? My first attempt will be to move from the camel tracks to two-way lanes to reach where you want us to go. At that level, every Kenyan will have an opportunity to test the benefits of Independence. This is a good attempt. We are also talking about foot bridges and safe crossing zones. In my mind, this is ‘Greek’. By the time we reach there, I can tell you, we will really appreciate it. The reason why some of us who have been in Parliament opted for the separation of institutional roles to have KeRRA, KURA and KeNHA is just to make sure that we take these policy decisions to the villages. Some individuals who are satisfied with what they have got attempted to say that they would scrap KeRRA and the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG- CDF), which is part of our Independence achievement. We shall contest such move. These institutions shall not be touched until we reach where other regions have reached. It is not a legislative framework in vain. I want to alert those who think that they can scrap KeRRA or NG-CDF that we will not allow them. They can do whatever they want. They can apply and use every legal route at their disposal, but we will continue to use those institutions to bring development to our people. The same applies to the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC). We have seen similar plans. While we are not connected to the national grid, we can at least see some light at the end of the tunnel. I am glad that you have brought up this matter, so that in the Bill you include all these provisions. This should encompass the face of the sovereign Republic of Kenya. Look at the social benefits of having modern roads. I am glad that Hon. Ng’eno has mentioned this. We have been struggling to improve the road from Mombasa to Nairobi all the way to Malaba and Kampala. Once upon a time, this country was the pride of the region in infrastructure development. We used to call ourselves the regional infrastructure hub. We are now being overtaken. You only need to visit Kampala. We have more resources and technical personnel, but they have used their resources efficiently and with minimal wastage. We must accept this reality. Otherwise, we shall continue to complain and lose our stature. Our roads will remain the epicentre of carnage. Please allow me two more minutes. The essence of having modern and efficient road transport is to bring political equity, social justice, human dignity and equal opportunity. The community I represent has some of the most fervent and determined business people. If only they could be shown an opportunity, they will excel. If the road all the way to Mandera was tarmacked, I can assure you that it would become a modern-day business hub. We would then demand that major towns in Wajir, Mandera, Garissa, Isiolo, Marsabit and Tana River counties be classified as commercial cities of the Republic of Kenya. That is where we are headed. These roads must be tarmacked. Finally, there is nowhere in the world where resources are ever enough. We must prioritise. Countries like Saudi Arabia have developed by choosing a specific sector every five years, be it education, roads or energy, until every part of the republic is developed. This is a good attempt. It is a good Bill. Just expand your horizon of thinking. This is a first step and we will engage in more consultations. By the time you bring the final version of the Bill, it will be 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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