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    "id": 1369572,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1369572/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Jomvu, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Bady Twalib",
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    "content": "I, the undersigned, on behalf of the residents of Jomvu Constituency, draw the attention of the House to the following: THAT, the Jitoni-Rabai Road was launched by the then Deputy President, who is now our current President, His Excellency William Samoei Ruto, on 16th March 2018 and was meant to link the interior parts of Jomvu Constituency to Rabai Constituency without having to drive to Mazeras; THAT, the road was part of the old Mombasa-Nairobi Road and links the interior parts of Jomvu to areas like Mazeras and Rabai, thereby complementing the main Mombasa-Nairobi Highway; THAT, out of the 12 kilometres, the contractor made substantial progress and completed construction of the first nine kilometres, after which he abandoned the site without completing the remaining three kilometres on Jomvu side, despite residents demolishing their houses and businesses to pave way for the construction of the said road; THAT, the remaining section of the road is dilapidated exposing residents to extremely dusty conditions when it is dry and impassable due to mud accumulated during rainy weather; THAT, transport costs incurred by residents have tremendously increased due to high maintenance costs of vehicles and motorcycles passed on to users by service providers; THAT, access to water has been curtailed through destruction of pipes during construction of the road, which cannot be fixed until conclusion of the road construction. This has forced residents to incur exorbitant charges in accessing this basic commodity through purchase of water from water bowsers; THAT, efforts by the petitioners to have the matter addressed by the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) under Director-General, Eng. Kinoti, have been futile; and THAT, the matter presented in this Petition is not pending before any tribunal, court of law or independent body."
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