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    "id": 1146493,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1146493/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13217,
        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Authority (KeRRA) are all unconstitutional. These bodies are taking advantage of the confusion within the road sector to ensure that corruption thrives. Yesterday, I brought a Statement on rehabilitation and maintenance of the old Mombasa Road, the lower deck, to the tune of Kshs9 billion. We are so disorganized. When you go to our counties, it is worse. You get a road, ask the Governor and he tells you that is not his road; it is for KeRRA. When you go to KeRRA, they tell you that it is a county government road. There is a lot of confusion that as a Senate, as protectors of devolution and as provided for under Article 96 of the Constitution; we must protect the interests of our people. The only way is to disband KURA, KeRRA and KeNHA and bring up a unified roads agency. Let us also agree that most of the roads should be devolved, especially the KeRRA roads because they affect directly the mwananchi down at the grassroots level. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue of KURA is under the Urban and Cities Act. It is clear that the management of most towns is run by county governments. What is so difficult about devolving roads in Nairobi to be run by the Nairobi County Government? What is so difficult about devolving roads in Kapsabet, Mosoriot, Nandi Hills, Kaptumo, Kabuchai, Serem, Kabiyet and Chepturai Towns to be managed and run by the County Government of Nandi? What we need to do is to bite the bullet and finish these road cartels otherwise this confusion and ping-pong will continue. The second point I want to make is that there are so many roads in this country whereby contractors have been given notice to finish but they do not complete on time. It might be because of lack of funding. They take a long time constructing a road which has no signage. Our people are in danger because when roads are being constructed, the contractors must provide a well elaborated signage and diversion roads. Mr. Speaker, Sir, are you aware that most contractors eat the money that is meant for diversion roads when they are constructing roads? Most contractors building roads in this country including the Eldoret Bypass, KURA roads in Nairobi and the one Sen. Kinyua mentioned do not provide diversions. You pass through a road in the morning and in the evening the same road is blocked. They just write, diversion ahead and there is no other signage there. Many accidents happen because of the negligence of the contractors. It is also mostly because of negligent supervisors from the Kenya National Highway Authority (KeNHA), Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) and Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA). This issue must be addressed fully. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Statement of Credit Digital Lenders is a well elaborated scheme. Most Kenyans are listed in the Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) because of digital credit lending. It is because of poverty and the high cost of living. However, we must be told who is benefiting. The Government has ensured that the people who ran these bureaus are faceless. When we begin the next Session, I will expect Sen. Kinyua to bring it as a petition. We need to know these faceless individuals that have be licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to do credit digital lending. Who are they? Where is the Deposit Protection Fund (DPF)? Where is the recourse for our people if these digital credit lending institutions collapse?"
}