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"speaker_name": "Narok East, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Lemanken Aramat",
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"content": " Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise to present a Public Petition on the access road of residents of Narok East. I, the undersigned, on behalf of residents of Inkoirienito, Olmara, Narasha, Oltepesi and Suswa communities; draw the attention of the House to the following: THAT, aware that access roads enable connectivity and safe mobility, and also facilitate access to health, education, economic opportunities and other essential services; THAT, the residents of Inkoirienito, Olmara, Narasha, Oltepesi and Suswa communities are socially and economically landlocked due to the fact that the only available access road is limited by farms and other structures like the Kedong Farm, Gorge Park, Hell's Gate National Park and Oserian Farm; THAT, for a long time, the said communities have lacked direct road access to potential markets, health services and other essential services and are disadvantaged compared to the rest of the areas and the residents have been forced to take longer routes to access health services; THAT, the only existing road that runs through the Hell's Gate National Park is owned by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and is only open on Mondays and Thursdays and remain closed for the rest of the week thus resulting in service disruptions. In addition, residents who wish to use the road must pay the management of Hell's Gate National Park access fees or obtain prior permission to do so. THAT, in the event of a medical emergency, affected people must wait for long at the Olkaria and Narasha Gates to be granted permission to pass, and that on numerous occasions, lives have been lost and mothers have given birth while seeking to be granted access; THAT, efforts to resolve the matter with the relevant Ministry and agencies have been futile; and, THAT, the issues in respect of which this Petition is made are not pending before any court of law, constitutional or statutory body. THEREFORE, your humble Petitioners pray that the National Assembly, through the Public Petitions Committee: 1. intervenes to have the Government provide an access road to directly link the affected areas and Moi South Lake Road in Naivasha; 2. intervenes to have the Government, through the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, construct a public road to directly link the affected areas, Naivasha Town and other parts of the country; 3. makes any other order or direction that it deems fit in the circumstances of this matter. And your humble Petitioners will ever pray. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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