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"speaker_name": "Gatanga, JP",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Joseph Nduati",
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"content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me a chance to also make my contribution. I listened very keenly to what the President said yesterday. I want to confirm that a lot has been achieved by the President during his term. I come from Gatanga, where our “cash crop” is music. We are known for famous musicians like DK, Peter Kaggia, John De Matthew, Timona Mburu and many others. Through the leadership of the President, we have been able to get a new studio worth Ksh25 million. The President realised we were losing our “cash crop” to Nyandarua people, where Hon. Kioni comes from. Through that investment, I want to assure you that we will continue bringing in the best numbers from Central Kenya. I want to invite you one of these days. We can even give you tutorials on how to sing and you will also drink our water. When you drink water from Gatanga, you become a musician. In terms of infrastructure, I want to confirm that the President has done a lot. It is not in Nairobi alone, where we see the Expressway. In Gatanga, I can confirm you can drive across four wards without touching murram roads. Tarmacking of so many other roads is ongoing. One is from Makuyu to Kaguku to Gateguru. From Makuyu, the road joins Garissa Road, which was done by the President at a cost of about Ksh2.6 billion. It is going to connect the dry areas in Maragua, the lower side of Gatanga and Garissa Road. It is a very good road. To decongest Thika Town and facilitate movement, because most businessmen in Thika come from my constituency, the Government has constructed a new bypass from Blue Post to Del Monte up to Garissa Road. It is a fantastic new road, which is still in Gatanga. Again, through the Jubilee Government, the Kiunyu-Jasho-Mukurwe Road in Gitiri has been constructed at a cost of about Ksh1 billion. People are talking about the Mau Mau Road. It was even done earlier. It comes from Kimandi to Karangi to Gatakaini. It has also been constructed by this Government at a cost of more than Ksh1 billion. There is another ongoing road construction from Kiruara to Giatutu to Kegio. It will also cost about Ksh1 billion. It is about 50 per cent complete. The game changer, which we pleaded for to the President and he agreed to, is to connect Nyandarua with Murang’a. That connection is going to be provided through Gatanga. He is constructing a new road from Gatakaini to Njabini and connecting Kinyona. It will cost about Ksh3 billion. This road is going to improve trade between Nyandarua and Gatanga. In Gatanga, we grow avocados, arrow roots, sweet potatoes, tea and coffee. We will be able to export them to Naivasha, Njabini and areas in Rift Valley. Through this connection, potatoes, peas and carrots have become cheap. It is also going to facilitate trade between Machakos and Kitui. In terms of power, we have done very well. There is improved power connectivity. We have lit up our towns with street lights. On water supply, we are doing very well. All the water you use in Nairobi comes from Gatanga. Through the support of the President, we recently got a Ksh300 million water project to support the people of Gatanga. We also have a new scheme called Ruwegetha Shomo Water Project, which is going to support 30,000 people."
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