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    "id": 1000756,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1000756/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Makueni, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Maanzo",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
        "slug": "daniel-kitonga-maanzo"
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    "content": "When it comes to public participation, the Committee visited Makueni County and identified a very important project of fruit processing in an area called Kalamba. There is a proposed road which has not been tarmacked since independence called the Emali-Ukia Road. When the Committee visited, the residents there said that, that road is very important and must be tarmacked. I am also aware that the Government is very desirous to complete ongoing projects before beginning new ones. Since the planning and design of the road has been executed, it should be funded. We have engaged the Executive and the National Treasury severally and they are trying to find funds to, at least, begin work because of the importance of that road to the economy. Everybody is looking for fruits like oranges and this is where they can be found. But there lacks a road where heavy trucks can transport that very important commodity especially during these days of COVID-19. I am still pleading with the Committee, the Executive and the National Treasury to find this in their goodness because those are just 42 kilometers which will make a huge difference. Also, on the matter of education, a lot of money has been allocated to schools. Again, due to COVID-19, students may stay at home for a year. What the Government can do because once the schools open definitely there will be social distancing, is to invest through the NG-CDF for construction of classrooms and renovation of schools. Again, they can also do this through the Ministry of Education. I have heard of 300 schools being renovated. So, at least, each constituency should have a school appointed for renovation or considered heavily because we have 290 constituencies. Maybe, for the balance of 10 schools, we could consider areas with heavy population density like cities or a place that has been hard hit like Mombasa, Nairobi or where there is a need. Finally, for the schools or institutions like the Kenya Medical Training Colleges (KMTC) being used as isolation centers, we should allocate funds to ensure proper fumigation is done before students go back to those institutions. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity."
}