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"speaker_name": "Githunguri, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba",
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"content": " I hope you will compensate me for those interruptions. I appreciate your confirmation that you sometimes reside in Kiambu when you are not in your constituency. Kiambu Road has become an economic time-waster for most of the people who live and work in Nairobi. It is too congested that police officers must stand at various points to control the flow of vehicles entering and exiting Kiambu. In fact, without police intervention, Kiambu Road would not be functional. We have even attempted to cut down roadside trees to widen the road. This Motion has come in handy. I rise to support it 100 per cent. It is time to review our traditional road systems. We acknowledge that there are efforts to build and improve roads, but even existing ones require attention. We need to stop the unnecessary delays, the road rage caused by congestion and the frustrations motorists experience daily from the pressure on the roads. As we talk about expanding major roads across the country, I support the submission made by my colleague – that, we should not only focus on major roads. There are constituencies struggling with even the smallest of roads. If you bring the Bill, I will support it with such an amendment Madam Faith. All roads are built to serve people. There is no such thing as “a road to nowhere.” It is not just about expansion. It is also about the quality of roads being constructed. We often celebrate when we see budget allocations to specific roads. For example, I am grateful that the national Government is now allocating some funds, though minimal, to complete the stalled Githunguri-Uplands-Ruiru Road, which has remained incomplete for the past 11 years. 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": "Githunguri, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba",
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"content": "However, how sure are we that the work being done is sustainable and truly serves the communities they are meant for? In that regard, there is a road connecting Githunguri and Lari constituencies, and also linking these constituencies with Nyandarua constituencies, where Hon. Faith comes from, called Moi Road. That road was constructed using World Bank funding. It is barely six years old yet it is completely eroded. What kind of work are we doing? Constructing roads is one thing and ensuring quality is another matter altogether. I have an idea I would like to float to Madam Faith for consideration as she develops her Bill. It is high time we created a special disaster road levy. Too many people have been injured, maimed or killed on our roads. We leave them in hospitals without any structured support. There is no special fund to cater for road accident victims. We need to create a dedicated fund, sourced from road revenue and kept aside as a disaster fund to support victims of serious road carnage incidents. For instance, in the Rift Valley, whenever accidents occur, families and politicians are called upon to fund-raise. Based on justifiable incidents, families, especially economically vulnerable ones, should receive assistance when their livelihoods are disrupted due to road accidents. I support this Motion. Let us not just focus on major roads. Let us ensure that all roads, regardless of size are accounted for. Kenya must be equitably developed. Not every place has tarmac roads but we must ensure that constituencies without even a kilometre of tarmac road are not left behind. I am from the mountain region in central Kenya, and I often hear people say that those of us from the mountain should not be part of the conversation about roads. The people of Turkana pay taxes. The people of North-Eastern Kenya pay taxes too. Therefore, they also deserve to be supported in this campaign. When one kilometre of road is constructed in Nairobi, let us ensure that another kilometre is also constructed in the North-Eastern and Coastal regions. Concentrating resources in one region is what fuels tribalism and introduces the politics of tokenism. We must be clear in this House. Are we going to continue this way, where because a certain region has many votes, all the kilometres of tarmac are directed there? Remember that even those regions that lack paved roads have honey, goat, meat, minerals and people created by God. We cannot keep on making budgets by reallocating money meant for one kilometre of road in Ruiru to Nakuru. I am from that region, but it is time we called a spade a spade. Let us treat all regions of Kenya equally. Let us compensate areas that have no kilometres of tarmac. We are all looking to a Kenya where we are cousins, brothers, sisters and in-laws. How can you restore the spirit of family and unity if one in-law has tarmac roads and the other in-law has none? So, I insist that any debate in this House that involves road construction should be about tarmacking the whole of Kenya in totality. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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"speaker_name": "Hon. Farah Maalim",
"speaker_title": "The Temporary Speaker",
"speaker": null,
"content": " Member for Kwanza, you will speak after Hon. Wamboka. Proceed, Hon. Wamboka."
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"speaker_name": "Bumula, DAP-K",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Wanami Wamboka",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I thank Hon. Faith for this important Motion. I encourage her to put this into a Bill because it is very important. I am from a meeting with the Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport. For the first time, I commend the Government and the appointing authority for getting it right in the appointment of Hon. Chirchir as the Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport. We can see light at the end of the tunnel. That man understands Kenya and knows what he is doing. So, I congratulate him. He is doing a good job."
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"speaker_name": "Bumula, DAP-K",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Wanami Wamboka",
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"content": "Secondly, I would like Hon. Faith to widen her scope in her definition of roads. There are many constituencies in this country that do not have a single road. We should, therefore, talk about roads. In our meeting with the Cabinet Secretary, he talked about affirmative action, the issue that Hon. Wamuchomba has alluded to. Since Independence, distribution of resources 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_title": "Hon. Wanami Wamboka",
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"content": "has been skewed to certain areas. As we consider affirmative action, the people handling the Budget are at crossroads because there are too many projects initiated in one region of this country, and to call a spade a spade, in central Kenya. In as much as we want to commit funds for completion of stalled projects, 50 per cent of the Budget is going to one region. That is wrong. Kenya is for everyone and everyone pays taxes. We must start from there. I encourage the Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport on the issue of affirmative action. Let the Samburu child feel that they belong to Kenya. Let the Turkana child also feel that they belong to Kenya. Previously, I worked for the Ministry of East African Community, ASALs and Regional Development and I moved around the ASAL areas of this country. I have been to Hon. Keynan’s place. If you land from above by a chopper, you will think that you are in Trans Nzoia. His place is green because of irrigation. The only thing they lack is exposure. After Hon. Keynan harvests, where does he take his produce to if transport from Wajir to Nairobi takes three days? We must open up this country for all of us. We should put our focus on the Ministry of Roads and Transport."
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"speaker_name": "Ndaragwa, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. George Gachagua",
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"content": " On a point of order."
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"speaker_name": "Hon. Farah Maalim",
"speaker_title": "The Temporary Speaker",
"speaker": null,
"content": " It had better be a point of order. What is not in order?"
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"speaker_name": "Ndaragwa, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. George Gachagua",
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"content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, I am perturbed that the Member is insinuating that 50 per cent of the budget has gone to central Kenya without giving figures. I think that is misleading."
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"speaker_name": "Hon. Farah Maalim",
"speaker_title": "The Temporary Speaker",
"speaker": null,
"content": " Do you have the figures?"
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