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    "id": 1419862,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Thang’wa",
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    "content": "Moving on to Messages, the committee received a Message for consideration jointly with the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural resources. The Message was from the Nyandarua County Assembly regarding a resolution by the county assembly to petition the Senate to consult with and initiate approval of the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), the Kenya National Highways Authority (KenHA), the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) and the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) on the Ihithe-Aberdare Forest-Kahuruko Ndunyu-Njeru Road construction and tarmacking project. The Joint Committee awaits the outcome of a report or comments on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) study on the proposed construction of the road. It is also good to report that construction is set to start. The committee experienced the following challenges- (1) Delayed response by county governments: The committee experienced cases of delayed response to information sought from county governments. This arises from unclear responsibilities in the county governments on who is to act on issues sought by the committee. County governments should be encouraged to establish legislative desks to handle issues emanating from Parliament and county assemblies. It is also good to note that the committee has fined governors who have not been able to attend the committee. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the second challenge is non-attendance of meetings for consideration of responses to statements by Senators who requested the statements. This delays conclusion of the statements. It is also good to note that the next time I am coming here to give a report like this one, I will mention the names of those Senators who request for statements, but do not appear to either defend or discuss them within the committee. I, the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Roads, Transport and Housing. I thank you."
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