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    "id": 136067,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kathuri",
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        "legal_name": "Emilio Mureithi Kathuri",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I stand here to support the Vote of the Ministry of Roads. It is true that any area which does not have an all-weather road cannot open up. That area will be behind the rest of the world. Actually their properties will definitely not attract value. They will be behind civilization. But it is also good to mention that while a good road network brings this civilization, it is also good to admit that the distribution of road network in Kenya is skewed. One of the reasons which make many of the areas feel very uncomfortable is especially where there is no single tarmac road which traverses the constituency. As I talk here, I may not be a very happy Member of Parliament because of only one road, Mutunduri-Manyatta-Kianjokoma Road. That road is under construction as we are talking by Aegis Construction Company. As we are talking, there are some sections which have started forming rubbles; not by design but because of deformation and specifically the area between Kibugua where they have the campsite and Kigari Teachers College. At one corner, the road has started being deformed. It is so worrying and now that it is not even complete, I doubt how it will be a year from now. In fact, if it sees 2011 without major potholes, I doubt whether we will be talking of a tarmac on that road. Worst of all, when you remember that 2012 will be a campaign year, it will definitely mean that my people will see as if nothing was being done or I never complained about it. I want to complain here that, that road is being done in a sub- standard way. It is also good to mention that even the feeder roads that have been used as diversions are all in terrible condition. When I tried to ask the roads engineer, the comment was that there was no money meant for the diversions. If that was never done, the Ministry has a share of blame because, surely, funds ought to have been allocated for the diversions. If there were no feeder roads that were motorable, then it meant that the contractor had to do the diversions. Now that he made some motorable roads, then it means that he must maintain them. He is doing nothing! There are some three bridges on River Kavingasi which are located on the diversions. Those bridges are out of shape. One is being repaired. It is also being repaired in a sub-standard way. I do not think it is even going to assist the community even for a year. I would hate to be complaining every other day and whenever we try to talk with the roads engineers, they give excuses. They tell us that the resident engineer is the one who is supposed to handle that. When you go back to the roads engineer, he gives us some excuses that there were no monies for the diversions. Surely, these are all gimmicks to try and make the contractor get away with it. I am very bitter. It is good for the Ministry to note that despite the fact that we appreciate tarmac roads, they should not come and get away with all the feeder roads that were already done before it came into being."
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