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    "id": 1421352,
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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. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I sympathize with my friend, Sen. (Dr.) Lelegwe on this situation. We were with him in another function where the Governor also spoke about it emotionally. The road from Maralal to Baragoi is 100 kilometres which is not easy to tarmac in such areas. However, it is scientifically proven that when the roads are paved, it improves security issues. That is the truth in the northern part of the country, particularly in Turkana. We have a plan to make sure that we improve this road of Maralal-Baragoi. We have a road from Churo Amaya through Tangulbei up to Laikipia where Senator John comes from. The road from Baringo to Turkana through Loruk to Lokichar. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as part of a way to deal with security problems in the country, I have told KeNHA to work on designs on all these key security roads that help us deal with banditry in Kerio Valley. Our hope is that because of the budgetary constraints, we want to work with some of our development partners whom I have mentioned to see if they can do what we are doing together in the North Eastern part of the country in the Kerio Valley region as one way of opening the road. In the interim, the leadership of the Senator, Hon. Letipila, the Governor among others have all approached me and said that, perhaps, we need a short-term measure in terms of maintenance of the road. I will be visiting the area this Friday. We will be going with Sen. (Dr.) Lelegwe and other elected leaders in the place to see the status. We are working in the office to get emergency resources to make sure that we maintain that place. We will also be working with the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration, Hon. (Prof.) Kindiki, to see how security will be provided to the contractors, so that they quickly improve the road to make it a bit motorable and safe for people to drive a bit faster to evade bandits. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we should not miss the fact that the real problem is banditry. The road network is one of the ways of dealing with effects of banditry and the Government is doing everything possible."
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