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    "id": 1334221,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kipchumba Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to respond as follows. In Part 1, the maintenance of public roads is funded by the Roads Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF), commonly known as the Fuel Levy. The allocation of funds collected from this Levy is implemented in accordance with legislation that is enacted by this august House. In particular, the Kenya Roads Act, 1999, Section 6(2)(d) and (e) stipulates percentage allocation out of the funds as follows: 22 per cent is allocated equally to all constituencies in the country to be administered by the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA). Ten per cent of the funds is allocated for the maintenance or development of link roads between constituencies and serves as Government counterpart funding for rural roads, to be administered by KeRRA. The said percentum shall be equally distributed to the constituencies where KeRRA has a mandate. Forty per cent of the funds are allocated for national roads to be administered by the Kenya National Highway Authorities (KeNHA). Fifteen per cent of the funds are allocated for the urban roads to be administered by the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA). One per cent of the funds are allocated for roads in the national parks and reserves to be administered by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). A maximum of 2 percent of the funds are allocated with respect to the recurrent expenditure of the board, and the administration of the balance of 10 per cent is in accordance with the Road Sector Investment Programme (RSIP) as approved by the Ministry of Roads. Concerning KeRRA, which was the subject of the Question, Members will note that the allocation of 32 per cent of the Fuel Levy earmarked for rural roads is distributed. Hon. Speaker, I want to emphasise that it is distributed equally to the concerned constituencies. The 10 per cent Fuel Levy Fund mentioned under Section 6 of the Kenya Roads Act is allocated to address other emergencies and the security of roads. The Constituency Roads Committee (CRC), which has appointees of the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) under the patronage of Hon. Members, is valuable instrument in ensuring equity and optimal use of Fuel Levy at the constituency level. Hon. Speaker, it is clear that the RMLF is distributed equally. This means that every Hon. Member in this financial year will superintend and oversee an amount herein provided, which is 22 per cent in all the 290 constituencies, which is Ksh44,522,070. In the 10 per cent, they have Ksh20,237,305. As a matter of fact, and for this House's record, every constituency in the Republic of Kenya, without any discrimination, received Ksh64,759,375 this financial year. Let me turn to the Development Vote. Budget allocation towards various projects is processed through the annual budgetary cycle, culminating in appropriation by the National Assembly. This budget preparation cycle includes a detailed scrutiny by the Budget and The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
}