Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 136859,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/136859/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 530,
    "type": "other",
    "speaker_name": "",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": null,
    "content": "where we will need the support of this House for more funds. There are areas in the South Coast, for example, in the Kwale area, which require these facilities. It is up to us to provide them. Unfortunately, we do not have enough funds. We want to request for more support from the Departmental Committee and this House for additional funding to meet this obligation. I do not wish to comment on the issue of conflict of mandate between the various Ministries in the infrastructure sector because I do not think I am qualified to do so. On the issue of foot bridges in this country, people are used to big spending. People want to hear about expenditure in the range of billions of shillings. However, we find that foot bridges are very critical in some parts of this country especially, where we have streams, valleys and rivers. This is a subject which I am personally very passionate about. Therefore, I want to express my thanks to those hon. Members who have supported the request for more funding on bridges. We are affecting the lives of very small people in our population. These are the poor people in slum areas, women and children who are in that category who need to cross from one side of the river to the other in search of medical care or markets for their products. We need to support them and I will agree with hon. Members who said that we need more funding for foot bridges.I would like to assure this House that the little money that has been allocated to us – the Kshs425 million – will be utilised well. We will ensure that these foot bridges are properly distributed so that every region of this country gets a share."
}