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    "id": 1132818,
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    "speaker_name": "Central Imenti, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Moses Kirima",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Nguchine Kirima",
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    "content": "President says may be what is there on the paper or on the ground but I congratulate him because he is very convincing in all things that take place. The President talked of a number of roads which have been developed in the country from the time he took over. It is true I have visited several parts of this country on parliamentary duties. If you go to Luo Nyanza and Western Province, surely the road network has really improved. They are new roads. They are wide enough and you can really find that there are developments. It is no wonder you hear people praising the Handshake. There is a reason why they are happy about the Handshake. This is because as far as the place from where I come, Central Imenti and Meru County in general, I can count a number of roads projects which were launched by the President in 2017 during the time of campaign and none of them have ever taken off. I am here today to put it on record that in Central Imenti, other than the highways, which connect us from one county to the other, and they had no other alternative other than passing through my constituency, I have no tarmac road in my constituency other than the two kilometres, which have been constructed by the Jubilee Government between 2013 and 2021. In addition, there is one from a place called Mworoga, which is a place that borders North Imenti and Central Imenti to a place called Kathita. It was constructed as part of the Ekokokora-Katheri-Kariene-Riaki Road. Those two kilometres were constructed and then the contractor withdrew from the site and those are the only two kilometres in my constituency from Independence until now. Therefore, when we hear Members of Parliament talking about three tarmac roads in their constituencies, we wonder. My constituency is part of the constituencies that voted for His Excellency, Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta in droves including the whole of Meru County. Therefore, I am praying that as the President leaves office in ten months, his Presidential Delivery Unit ensures that his legacy lives on by completing these projects which he started. This is because people are still worried about the huge loan debts incurred by the Jubilee Government. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, coming to security as His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta mentioned, some parts of this country are really enjoying. However, when it comes to my constituency, you find that we have been having problems between Tharakas and Imentis because of a boundary dispute. A section of my constituency has not been demarcated. People have no title deeds. There have been skirmishes between the Imentis and the Tharakas. Now what can my people be proud of as pertains to security? I support the Speech of the President and if my concerns are addressed, my people will be happy. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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