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    "id": 114697,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/114697/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Thuo",
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        "legal_name": "George Thuo",
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    "content": "Kenyans can see and feel that they are benefitting. But it is not enough to say that so much is being done. We need to do even more. To the person who does not have access to markets and to the person who does not have a motorable road to their place, the fact that “x”, “y” and “z” roads are being done is not good enough. He does not have the patience to wait. This infrastructure is life and death for many Kenyans. I would urge that more funds be allocated to ensure that this commendable job continues. Clearly, and I am glad the President mentioned it, there is no doubt in mind that one of the greatest legacies of the Kibaki regime will be roads and infrastructure. I am also thinking of the fact that we have the fibre optic connectivity with the rest of the world and, indeed, within various towns starting with Nairobi and other big towns; connectivity to businesses and homes is almost complete. This is very exciting and, probably also, will address some of the issues we are talking about job creation for the youth. I, indeed, hope so. But I, at the same time, appeal to those who own this infrastructure to be patient before the costs can come down. But I feel strongly that we ought to start seeing the benefits now, and that they should not postpone these benefits. They can only bring them to us when we are probably gone too far downwards."
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