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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Bett",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Roads",
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        "legal_name": "Franklin Kipng'etich Bett",
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    "content": "I want to again indicate that the concessioner would construct an elevated road way on A104 between Nyayo Stadium and to be more specific from the Flyover before the Nyayo Stadium coming from Mombasa side, all the way to the Museum Hill up to the roundabout at Westlands. So, there is going to be a road on top of Uhuru High Way up to Westlands. I want to indicate that along the way, there will be intersections with interchanges to assist smooth flow of traffic. The Government with World Bank support will improve the Machakos Turn-off – Athi River of A109 to dual carriage way. Also, the Government with the World Bank will build the Southern by-pass which is part of this package. Once these two have been developed by the Government, they will be handed over to the concessionaire for purposes of management and maintenance for the rest of the period. The concessionaire will also erect toll stations. This will be easy responsibility. The concession is programmed for 30 years. I want to believe that 30 years is adequate because it is estimated that the project will cost US$900 million. That is the investment by this particular joint venture. They will look after the property for 30 years. If there is excess traffic, on their cost, they will increase the number of lanes, so that it covers our people. Each booth or toll station will employ a good number of our youths. We are estimating between 60 and 100. There will be about five toll stations. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I now want to touch on the tolling regime. The tolling regime will be taking into account Class A vehicles which are light vehicles, including the Passats which are now being used by the Ministers. Class two will be medium heavy vehicles including PSV ones, running from eight to 14 seaters. Class three will be larger heavy vehicles comprising Lorries and minibuses. Class four will be the extra heavy large vehicles comprising trucks and those of more axles. The toll charges for Class two, three and four vehicles will be two times, three times, eight times the toll charges levied on one. I will be indicating what it means in actual figures immediately after now. Once this agreement is approved by the House, the concessionaire will take six months to conclude financial arrangement with their various financiers. So, if we approve today, it means, we will be signing agreements conclusively somewhere in July next year. I am worried about any further delay for the simple reason that the financial landscape is changing across the world and they are going to be asking for money from banks outside this country. So, if we say today we do not pass this Motion, it means three months plus six months which is almost another one year. I want to plead with hon. Members to appreciate that this is intended to reduce on congestion, time taken by people to work, time taken by goods to reach factories and time taken by goods from factories to reach their stations for trading. That will boost economic development."
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