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    "id": 1132774,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1132774/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Runyenjes, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Eric Njiru",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Eric Muchangi Njiru",
        "slug": "eric-muchangi-njiru"
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    "content": "given yesterday. Of concern to me is the emphasis that the President has put on how his government has expanded the road network and other infrastructure like the ports and the expressway on Mombasa Road. I need to state that this effect has not been felt in all parts of this country, specifically Embu County and Runyenjes Constituency. There are roads which stalled since 2015 and have not been completed to date. They include the Kieni-Kathanjuri-Karurumo Road. So, when the ports, the expressway, the Mau government Road, the dual carriageways and the Kenol-Marua Road are mentioned, the people of Embu do not feel like they have been attended to or sorted by this Government. Actually, there is the Kararitiri-Rukuriri-Kathageria-Kigumo Road, which is next to the forest and a trench dug by the Mau Kanemaru fighters. That road has been left out. It has not been tarmacked. So, we would like to see it done. Second, is the issue of tea earnings. I am a tea farmer. A half of my constituents are tea and coffee farmers. I can confirm to this House that the effect of the sales mentioned by the President in his Address have not been felt by tea farmers in my constituency. We would like him to ensure that the current good prices reach tea farmers so that they can benefit. We need to hear good stories from them. A couple of years ago, tea farmers we were being paid Kshs58 per kilogramme. This year’s tea bonus paid only Kshs30 per kilogram. I need to confirm that my tea factory in Rukuriri is the best in the country yet we got paid Kshs30 per kilogramme. A couple of years ago, the same factory paid Kshs58 per kilogramme. We would like to feel the impact of the progress that the President talked about, so that we all celebrate the gains that this Government has realised."
}