{"id":1324659,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1324659/?format=json","text_counter":88,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. (Dr.) Lelegwe","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13222,"legal_name":"Steve Ltumbesi Lelegwe","slug":"steve-ltumbesi-lelegwe"},"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing regarding the state of roads in Samburu County. In the Statement, the Committee should- (i) Provide the status of Larata-Wamba-Kisima Road, outline timelines when the road will be upgraded to bitumen standards; (ii) Explain the reasons why Maralal-Baragoi-Southo Road is not upgraded to bitumen standard despite being classified as Class A and if there are budgetary plans for upgrading it; (iii) Explain the discrepancy in the use of Alpha concrete in the construction of Rumuruti-Mowara Road as compared to the cheap selling, service dressing for the Mowarak-Maralal considering the whole road stretch is high traffic and tracks carrying high loads use the road, and if there are plans to improve it to uniform standards; and, (iv) Disclose the funding allocated by the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) and the Kenya National Rural Road Authority (KeRRA) to Samburu County covering the Financial Year 2020/2021, and Financial Year 2022/2023 and provide the breakdown of the budgetary allocations by the National Treasury per constituency. I thank you."}