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    "id": 1238389,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1238389/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Roads, Transport and Public Works",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree with the Hon. Sen. Dullo, my former Deputy, on this very important issue of marginalization. As I said earlier, if you look at the current Equalization Fund, Isiolo County has two projects that are still pending; the Kubby - Tullo Bridge. They have not yet constructed or utilized that money. In your account, you have Kshs247 million that is going towards that bridge. You must have seen KeRRA, has currently advertised for that road. We have also Kipsing’-Oldin Bridge, which has been allocated Kshs120 million from the equalization fund. Once it is awarded, we will construct those two bridges. Those are under equalization funds that I discussed earlier. Isiolo and Turkana are the two counties that are here to utilize their equalization fund among the 14 counties identified as part of the equalization fund. The good news is that we have a very ambitious programme in the North, under the Horn of Africa Projects that are supported by the World Bank and Africa Development Bank, and Isiolo, Mandera, and Marsabit, are great beneficiaries of those roads. The Isiolo-Modogashe Road was awarded and it is about to start. With assured funding, I think, in your county, Hon. Senator, we have about 150 kilometres. We are also doing the road from Garissa to Isiolo through Garbatula. I cannot remember the number of kilometres, but it is way over 100 kilometres. Initially, that road was supposed to be murram road, but when we came to the office, we decided that both"
}