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    "id": 1421334,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the third issue of Kerenga Airstrip, the Senator asked the same question that I already answered. I answered that we are in the process of acquiring the land first, so that the Kerenga Airstrip can be built to levels required of an airstrip in our Republic. None other than His Excellency the President, together with our brothers in the Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development is helping us to speak to Ekaterra Tea Company, to negotiate the land. I want to go on record to thank the Senator of Kericho. The reason the Senate Majority Leader is not asking this question is because he is in the middle of this discussion and is helping facilitate the discussion to get the land from the Ekaterra Tea Company. I appreciate the Senators who are proactive. This is because the Senate Majority Leader would have chosen to come here with a question. Instead, he came to my office and we are working together to acquire the land. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the issue of the reclassification of Eldoret-Nandi Road, the design is ongoing in terms of widening Eldoret-Nandi Road. Eldoret to Kapsabet is a bit congested, particularly as you exit Eldoret from both sides. Design is going on from all angles of the Eldoret Town to see if we can do all the roads. There is also a bigger and wider programme that I explained earlier from Rironi to Mau Summit. That will also facilitate expanding the roads on this highway. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to commiserate with Sen. Cherarkey for losing so many people in his county and, sadly, people who are known to me, which forced me to go for the funerals. I commiserate with him, his family and the family of the people who lost their lives. I hope that God will protect as many of my friends as possible so that I do not need to go to funerals in Nandi. I thank you."
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