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    "id": 1353843,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1353843/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while I may not have an answer to why Tharaka Nithi County has been marginalized in the past, I have seen some people being jittery when I attribute the historical problems like the ones the Senator has said to past Governments. It is an incontestable fact that Tharaka Nithi County has been marginalized. Several places in the country, including the northern part have zero tarmac road network. It is not my responsibility to write the Book of Lamentations. We came to office to solve problems. One of our problems is ensuring that in every part of this country, everyone tastes some level of development from the equitable distribution of infrastructure. Sen. Tobiko raised issues about Kajiado County, in the same way the Senator for Tharaka Nithi is asking. There are plans to tarmac Miamponi-Mugothima- Gatunga, and Tharaka Road. We are also alive to the fact that I was here with Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki my teacher, who is the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration. We went to see the Chiakariga-Marimanti road which has been pending since 2014. We are trying to resolve the pending bills for several roads in this programme. Also, we will ensure that your county’s marginalization is addressed. Many people are disillusioned because of the state of infrastructure pending from 2014, 2015, 2016 to date. I assure the people that the Government of President William Ruto and the Ministry of Roads and Transport, under my watch, are working with our development partners. You have seen the progress we have made, especially with the"
}