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    "id": 116803,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Bett",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Roads",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 157,
        "legal_name": "Franklin Kipng'etich Bett",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to proceed. The road in question is a section of Mombasa-Malaba Road which is commonly known as the “Northern Corridor”. It runs from Machakos turn-off on to Mombasa Road, Uhuru Highway, Waiyaki Way and ends at Rironi. It is a distance of 75 kilometres. That section of the road will be done by the concessionaire to its completion and will be managed by the concessionaire for a period of 30 years. I would like to indicate that there is a termination clause in the contract. There is also an independent engineer and the Government will be monitoring the progress of the project. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the 2030 Vision provides the overall national policy framework and Sessional Paper No.5 of 2006 on Development and Management of the Road Sector provided that the sector be developed and be able to carry forward the Vision 2030 principles for public roads. One objective of the Sessional Paper is that it will increase the involvement of stakeholders and private sector in road management and financing in the country. That is the gist of Sessional Paper No.5 of 2005. The project we are addressing today falls within that category of private sector participation in road maintenance and management. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the condition of existing roads in the country today could be improved and are being improved but there is a major challenge. That is"
}