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    "id": 1004362,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1004362/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Pokot South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Pkosing",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Losiakou David Pkosing",
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    "content": " Yes, I have an amendment. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 25 of the Bill be amended in the proposed new section 6A by— (a) inserting the words “except transit tolls” immediately after the word “tolls” appearing in subsection (2); and (b) inserting the following new subsection immediately after subsection (2)- (2A) The purpose of the Fund shall be to provide funds for the — (a) proper functioning of toll roads and toll stations; and (b) development, repair or maintenance of roads as the Minister may direct. Looking at (a), it says “except transit toll”. In the Bill, we created a Toll Fund, which will be domiciled in the National Treasury, but in the description of that Toll Fund, it included transit tolls. These have no relation at all with the toll regime we are creating or even the Toll Fund that we are instituting. Transit toll already exists and is in practice. It is domiciled in the Kenya Roads Board (KRB) under what we call maintenance. Therefore, we are separating the Fund. We are removing the transit toll to remain in the KRB because it is already in existence. The new Fund that we are creating is for toll. In (b), we are introducing the role of this Fund. As Hon. Atandi earlier said, we are having creativity by moving away from borrowing money and coming up with new ingenious ways of funding our roads, but we will not satisfy the people of Kenya unless we explain where this money is going to. That is why this amendment is explaining to Kenyans that this money will go to develop, repair and maintain roads, so that the money is not collected and used elsewhere. Parliament and the people of Kenya must know that the money which will be collected will be used thus."
}