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    "id": 1353753,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport",
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        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. It is always very nostalgic to be back home. I consider the Senate my home even more than the Ministry where I am. This is where I established my career and was catapulted to national limelight because of the work we did here. I appreciate and respect this House so much. I wish to tell colleagues who are here, make the best use of this place while you are still here. Sometimes when you are out there, you wish you had this platform to make certain pronouncements that are important for posterity. I really appreciate. Secondly, before I respond to this Question, I wish to thank you for indulging me. I was invited to come to the Senate and, on the first instance, the Senate postponed my appearance because of the matter of Meru County. I agreed to the direction of the Senate and, therefore, I did not appear. Last week, I was asked to appear before the Senate and in consultation with the Speaker, I was asked to be here at noon. I was here five minutes to 12.00 p.m. However, I was told that the Senate, in its own wisdom, had decided that I should not appear that noon. Unfortunately, some propagandists created the impression that I was uncomfortable coming to this House. They went posting messages online that I ran out from this Chamber. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if there is anything that gets me excited, it is being here. If I can come back tomorrow, I want to be here. It is because I held others to account, and I am also ready to be held to account by this House. What is there to fear from being accountable to the people of Kenya? There is no reason any Cabinet Secretary should run away from this House. I want to assure Sen. Mungatana, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale and others that I cannot run away from this Chamber. I respect and love this Chamber. Mr. Deputy Speaker, allow me to now respond to this Question, which is no less straightforward. I wish to clarify that the Ministry, through the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA), installed speed reduction measures in form of road bumps, rumble strips, speed control signage and warning signs along the Imaroro-Mashuru-Isara Road project during its construction. The areas where the speed control measures were put in place are indicated in the table below, which I already submitted to this House before."
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