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    "id": 1363620,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nakuru Town East, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Gikaria",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Report by the Committee on Regional Integration. It is worth noting that the House Business Committee (HBC) should, at times, prioritise some of these critical reports that have far-reaching timelines. We have reports which were signed in June last year. We are now in November. The recommendations in that Report were for budgetary allocation. The HBC must prioritise some of those reports so that recommendations by those committees can be of use. For example, recommendation No.1 in this Report is about budget allocation. Now, we are talking about a Supplementary Budget. The Supplementary Budget has not included what was anticipated by the Report as per the programme. The purpose and the intentions of those visits are clear. One was to establish the efficiency of the movement of persons and goods in the East African Region. I have not gone through the Report. However, the Chairperson, Hon. Wanjiku Muhia, should consider the border posts on all sides of the country when replying. The effect of this is the movement of goods and persons in Kenya and the other regions. I say this because I agree that the roadblocks have become a menace in Kenya. If the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration cannot address this, then we will never address this problem. The other bit about this is a matter in your constituency, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Sometimes, one is forced to spend 24 hours at the Gilgil Weigh Bridge just because of negligence and some drivers who do not follow traffic rules. If there is a long queue, I should keep to my lane. The traffic police and the drivers ought to be sensitised to avoid unnecessary standstills. I am talking about Gilgil because I have experienced that thrice. As we talk about the road blocks, we should also look at the traffic jams in those areas. Hon. Temporary Speaker, you have been a Member for Gilgil for a long period. You have vast land that you can use for parking whenever there are standstills so that the other passengers are not affected. I totally agree with the harmonisation of legal frameworks. Hopefully, the Committee will bring those amendments here for our consideration. Matters concerning staffing are a big challenge in this country. I am the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Environment, Forestry and Mining and the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA), which is a big institution, is also under-staffed. As recommended by the Committee, we need to look at the staffing, but this also has to do with the budget. I see my time is up. With those few remarks, it is important that the Chairperson and her Committee critically look into this so that they can bring improvement and…"
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