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    "id": 1381589,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1381589/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ali Roba",
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    "content": "the status of implementation of the Horn of Africa Gateway Development Project (HOAGDP) and in particular the upgrading of Isiolo-Mandera Regional Road Corridor. In the Statement, the committee should- (i) Provide the implementation status of the upgrading of the Isiolo-Mandera Regional Road Corridor, and in particular, whether works have commenced with respect to the Elwak-Rhamu Road (A13) Road Section. (ii) Outline the financing framework for the upgrading of the Isiolo-Mandera Regional Road Corridor with reference to specific development partners who have committed to financing the said project, giving the total amount of funding or loans received or expected to be received and the particular component of the project to which the loans apply. (iii) Provide comprehensive details of the contents of the financing agreement and whether or not the proceeds of any loans will be applied towards making payments for projects outside the HOAGDP. (iv) Investigate claims that the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA), the project’s implementing agency, intends to apply or has applied part of the proceeds from a loan from the African Development Bank (ADB) for financing the Elwak-Rhamu Road (A13) Upgrading Project towards payments under the contract for consultancy services for feasibility study, environmental and social impact assessment, resettlement action plan and detailed engineering designs of Umoja-Kangundo-Mwala-Kithimani (B63/B106) Road, Kisian-Busia (A12) and Ahero-Nyamasaria (A1) road sections as indicated in an advertisement placed by the KeNHA in The Star newspaper on 13th February, 2024. (v) State the impact that the above claim will have upon completion of upgrading of the Elwak-Rhamu Road and implementation of the HOAGDP, and whether this is in line with the financing agreement between the Government of Kenya and ADB. (vi) Explain the status of road segments under the HOAGDP that were to be funded through the annuity programme of the Government of Kenya, namely Elwak- Rhamu Road and Modogashe-Samatar Road."
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