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    "id": 1162614,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1162614/?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": "Even the ones that have become sub-standard were supervised by KeRRA which is unfortunate. Kopere all the way to Boito in Timboroa which joins Nairobi Eldoret highway to Malaba border has not been done. The ones connecting Nandi Hills to Imaki, between Lesos to Moi University connecting at Cheptiret along the Eldoret- Malaba-Nairobi Highway have stalled. Those roads are substandard. Apart from being stalled or timeline of finishing some of these roads, the supervising authority that is KeRRA is sleeping on the job. The road from Chepterit to Lown to Moi Univesity, for example, is substandard. It already has potholes and it is less than a year. These agencies should be telling the country what is the guarantees that the road would remain in good shape before you see potholes all over. An example is the contractor is on site, like in the Chepterit to loan Moi University where the contractor is still on site. The same applies to the road in Kukupere, Maraba, Kaptengelei all the way to Timboroa in Uasi Gishu. Roads chippings are coming out and there are potholes. On this question that Sen. (Dr.) Mwaura has asked, I hope the Committee on roads will go an extra mile and sample a few roads that either the contractor has left site or substandard work was done or funding missing. There are roads that have been marked and tenders awarded to contractors. What is the Government doing with those roads, especially when there is no funding? The issue of environment it is very critical. On the road from Uplands all the way to the City, I wonder if the contractors ate the money. I only see service lanes in Kenya, but it is not happening in other countries. The contractor on site is blocking the road and has not created the service lane or where motorist can use as exit as they construct the road. That is why we have so many traffic jams in the city even in the villages. It is important as we improve our infrastructure that we be keen on the environment. When we talk about Nairobi expressway, there was push and pull when they wanted to construct it through the Uhuru Park and, finally, they did not destroy the flora and fauna. The same when they were doing the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR to pass through the National Park into your county. I, therefore, support and look forward to be part of the meeting when this matter comes up for hearing by the Committee."
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