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    "content": "within our cities and municipalities except national roads. All these authorities are fully funded by the Government of Kenya with support from the development partners. Over the last couple of years, the Ministry has been able to complete several major road projects which include the following. Mtito Andei – Sultan Hamud - 131 kilometres; Maji ya Chumvi – Miritini - 35 kilometres; Mai Mahiu – Naivasha – Lanet - 95 kilometres; Makutano – Embu – Thuci - 78 kilometres; Nkubu – Meru – Lewa - 40 kilometres; Nabkoi – Kapsabet - 82 kilometres; Lanet – Njoro Turn off - 14 kilometres of dual carriageway; Nderi – Owimbi; Nyamira – Kanote – Seneta - 16 kilometres; Wote – Makindu - 66 kilometres and Kipsigak – Serem – Shamakhokho - 54 kilometres. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to indicate that the following roads are currently ongoing projects: Northern Corridor Projects, comprising of the Sultan Hamud-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Turn-off section of the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway, Lanet- Njoro Turn-off to Timboroa, and the Oljoro Turn-off to Timboroa. This will cost the Government Kshs4.8 billion. The Eastern and Northern bypasses will cost the Government Kshs3.97 billion. I want to inform hon. Members of this House that we will be commissioning construction of these two bypasses any time now. Most likely, the work will be commissioned next week, as soon as we find time for His Excellency the President to launch the projects. We are still looking for funds for the construction of the Southern bypass. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Isiolo-Merile River Road is under construction at a cost of Kshs2.15 billion. The major problem there is insecurity. We are appealing to the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security to assist us, so that the construction of that road can be completed on time as expected. The Emali-Loitokitok Road project is ongoing at a cost of Kshs1.2 billion. We are almost reaching Loitokitok. I will be inspecting that road tomorrow. The Namanga-Athi River is a major road connecting us to Tanzania. The Tanzanians are doing the Arusha- Namanga section on their side. We are doing the Namanga-Athi River section on our side. You may have seen, on your way to Mombasa, that there is a major inter-change at the Mombasa-Nairobi Road and Namanga-Athi River Road junction. It is a beautiful inter-change. I do not know whether we are going to call it “Spaghetti” or “Macaroni”, but it is a very good inter-change. It will cost Kshs3 billion. Mr. Speaker, Sir, construction of the JKIA-Uhuru Highway section to Gigiri will cost Kshs350 million. Construction works on the Dondori-Ol Kalou section are about to be completed. This section will cost about Kshs2 billion. The Ishiara-Ciagarika section will cost Kshs445 million. Other roads are Lewa-Isiolo, Kendu Bay-Homa Bay, which we commissioned a week ago. A very small section of the Mai Mahiu-Narok Road remains undone. Construction of Kamugunywa-Kaptama-Kapsokwony Road in Mount Elgon will cost Kshs570 million. Mr. Speaker, Sir, across the country, the Roads 2000 Project is ongoing. There are many of them right across the country. It is here that we have also involved the youth through the Kazi kwa Vijana Project. Construction of the Nairobi-Thika Highway will cost Kshs4.02 billion. This road has attracted a lot of attention, because of the issue of road reserves. I want to appeal to hon. Members to understand us. You have constructed on a road reserve. I have to do a road through somewhere. If somebody has already encroached on a road reserve, I have"
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