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    "id": 1129056,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1129056/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Godfrey Osotsi",
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        "legal_name": "Godfrey Osotsi",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to agree with my friend, Dr. Oundo who spoke about the issue of equity in distribution of road contracts. It is true that road construction projects are not equitably distributed in this country. There is need to look at the whole management of the road sector in this country. With the new Constitution in place, we should not centralise KeRRA and the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA). They need to be taken back to the counties so that they are managed there. This will ensure that money allocated to Vihiga County is used to build the roads in that county. This centralisation is denying some areas the money for road infrastructure. In the long-term, we will ensure all parts of this country have roads, especially rural roads, for efficient communication, business and the economy of this country. We will need to look at the issue of age, experience and academic qualification. Academic qualification should not be limited to just having a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in unclear fields. We want to be very specific. If it is a master’s degree, it should be a master’s degree in engineering, not a master’s degree in any other thing like theology or whatever which is not relevant to road construction. For those few remarks, I support."
}