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    "id": 1412074,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1412074/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bura, UPIA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Yakub Adow",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) is responsible for the development, rehabilitation, management and maintenance of national roads. In carrying out these functions, KeNHA receives funds as appropriated by the National Assembly. Rehabilitation of roads is expected to be regular, and as and when required due to damages that may arise from time to time. During the El Nino floods in 2023, the heavy rains caused adverse effects on roads leading to road cut offs in various sections within my Constituency, which is Bura, and sections within Nairobi-Garrissa and Garrissa-Mombasa Road which have adversely affected the transportation system. The recent incident on 9th April 2024, involving a bus swept away by floods in Arer between Bangaley and Madogo in Bura Constituency, Tana River County, underscores the urgent need for action, particularly given the road’s prolonged neglect since the El Nino floods. Hon. Speaker, it is against this background that I seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure on the following: 1. Why has the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) not adequately addressed and resolved these issues and why are repairs conducted on these road sections of substandard quality bearing in mind this is not the first incident? 2. What strategies have been put in place by the Ministry of Roads and Transport to address the dilapidating condition of other road networks within Bura Constituency and Tana River County at large? 3. What measures has the Ministry of Roads and Transport taken to ensure equitable development and enhancement of key road networks throughout the country? Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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