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    "id": 1431730,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1431730/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ndia, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. George Kariuki",
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    "content": "7. 10 per cent in accordance to the road sector investment programme administered by the Cabinet Secretary for Roads and the Cabinet Secretary for Finance. The Ministry submitted that all counties have an equal opportunity for consideration in road works funding as appropriated through Parliament and as per the Road Maintenance Levy Fund provisions. With regard to measures the Government is taking to alleviate unnecessary discrepancies in funding and ensure equitable development of the country, the Ministry submitted that there are several interventions the Government has put in place towards uplifting marginalised areas of the country with regard to roads infrastructure. Amongst the key interventions along this line is the implementation of the Equalisation Fund through which currently 90 contracts worth Ksh948 million have been awarded in 15 counties and are at various stages of implementation. The Ministry assured the House that the attainment of equity and regional parity in development is a huge strategic objective of the Government of Kenya, with Parliament playing a critical role in roads works prioritisation and budgetary appropriation. The Ministry expressed appreciation for the support it continues to receive from Parliament towards the attainment of equitable development, alongside other critical development objectives. Hon. Speaker, thank you. I submit."
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