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    "id": 1279640,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1279640/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nyando, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jared Okello",
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    "content": " It is on behalf of the Member for Muhoroni who is not in the House. The matter I want to raise and seek your direction and indulgence is that we cannot underscore the role played by Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA). With a lot of respect, some of the roads under their maintenance are much better than those done by county governments. This morning, all Members of this House placed their eyes on a memo emanating from KeRRA that unilaterally reduced the amounts in terms of percentages to our constituencies. The 22 per cent usually administered to the constituency roads has been reduced to 15 per cent. Additionally, the 10 per cent usually run by KeRRA offices has been reduced to 6.8 percent. This year, the allocation for our rural roads ought to have been Ksh68 million but it has been brought down to Ksh44 million. A very classical example is Nyando, where I come from. Every financial year, we receive rainfall that creates flooding and sweeps away every road that has been done. So, every time we have to re-invent the wheel and start afresh. This kind of reduction, unilaterally done by KeRRA, affects all Members because the rural roads will be made impassable for the longest time. Hon. Speaker, we seek your indulgence and direction on this matter. The leadership of the House should pick this up and have it addressed by KeRRA so that our roads can be maintained. We acknowledge what the Kenya National Highway Authority (KeNHA) is doing by coming up with tarmac roads. But, not all places can have tarmack roads. With annual maintenance, the murram roads also go a long way in making our constituencies motorable. Hon. Speaker, I seek your indulgence so that this issue can be addressed in good time without any further delay and ado. I thank you."
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